Some schools in the Kathmandu metropolitan city have been found continuing physical classes amid the rising Covid-19 cases in the city.
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KATHMANDU: Local administration in Kathmandu district has restricted the physical classes in the schools in Kathmandu district.
Issuing a prohibitory order on Thursday, the District Administration (DAO), Kathmandu said that the local levels (metropolitan city and municipalities) should first analyze the situation of COVID-19 at the local level before taking any decision to run physical classes in education institutions (schools).
The district administration also stated that teaching and non-teaching staff of the schools and members of school management committees should also be vaccinated for the operation of physical classes.
The order will come into force from Friday.
Similarly, the local levels should formulate a guideline for the operation of schools physically after consulting guardians and concerned stakeholders.
Though other sectors are allowed to operate their businesses and activities as usual, schools are yet to operate with physical presence of teachers and students.
See the order:
Various government and private schools in Kathmandu Metropolitan City have started running classes in the physical presence of students and teachers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
KATHMANDU: The physical classes in the educational institutions, which have remained closed since April, earlier this year owing to the onset of the second wave of the coronavirus disease, are set to resume from September 17.
A joint meeting of the chief district officer of Kathmandu, representatives of security bodies, Municipal Education Committee and Parents’ Association held on Monday afternoon decided to allow the schools to resume physical classes starting September 17.
The Municipal Education Committee will take further decisions after analysing the status of coronavirus infection, according to Kali Prasad Parajuli, CDO of Kathmandu. “Schools will reopen only where COVID-19 risk is comparatively low. The committee can make necessary decisions.”
KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Valley administration has allowed schools to resume physical classes, but with strict adherence to health and safety protocol and in coordination with the COVID-19 Crisis Management Committee (CCMC).
The meeting of the district administration offices at Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur districts on Wednesday however decided that the schools could resume the physical class only in a condition of 'smart lockdown.' For this to happen, the local levels must coordinate with the district level CCMC.
Issuing the prohibitory orders to be effective from September 2 to September 16, the administration offices urged everyone to strictly follow the health protocol while observing the festival that falls in the prohibitory period. There must not be gatherings, crowds, rallies, feasts and festivals but symbolic celebration.
Similarly, local transportation is prohibited from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The economic, social and commercial activities to be carried out by the people or group and institutions should abide by the health protocol.
The transportation of construction materials for private and public purposes is however allowed from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am.
The district administration offices in the Kathmandu Valley issued the prohibitory order in line with the government's decision upon recommendation of CCMC, COVID-19 Crisis Management Ordinance, 2021, and the Local and Administrative Act, 2028BS.
