These 41 districts under prohibitory orders

Valley CDOs to hold meeting today, prohibitory orders extension likely

KATHMANDU, July 15: Chief district officers (CDOs) of the three districts in the Kathmandu Valley are holding a joint meeting at 1 PM on Thursday. The meeting will take necessary decisions on extension of the ongoing prohibitory orders in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts. According to officials, the CDOs of Kathmandu (Kali Prasad Parajuli), Lalitpur (Dhundi Prasad Niraula) and Bhaktapur (Prem Prasad Bhattarai) are preparing to extend the restriction orders by another 15 days. The orders, which were first put in place on April 29 and extended several times, are due to expire on Thursday midnight. The meeting will also discuss on allowing the long-haul public vehicles entering and leaving the Valley, according to Bhaktapur CDO Bhattarai.

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Weeklong fresh prohibitory orders begin today

KATHMANDU, July 6: With eased restrictions in place, the fresh prohibitory orders enforced by the District Administration Offices (DAOs) in the Kathmandu Valley have been implemented from today. As per the new provision, the odd and even number placed on public transport has come to an end. According to Chief District Officer (CDO) of Kathmandu Kali Prasad Parajuli, the public vehicles have been ordered not to keep passengers more than their bearing capacity and follow all the health security protocols including use of face mask and gloves. Sanitizer should be made availed at the entrance door of the vehicles and the vehicles should be disinfected. For special purpose, vehicles can enter into the Valley after taking permission from the local administration. In the new order, most of the businesses are allowed to run till 6:00 pm. However, public gatherings and crowds are discouraged as seminars, cinema halls, hotels, party palaces are not allowed to operate. Takeaway and home delivery services from restaurants are allowed till 7:00 pm.

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Kaski extends prohibitory orders for a week with some relaxations

POKHARA, June 21: Kaski district authorities have extended prohibitory orders in the district for a week with some relaxations. According to the new orders coming into effect from Tuesday, the private vehicles are allowed to operate on odd-even number basis and different businesses outlets, shops and groceries are permitted to open from 5.00 am to 12.00 noon, stated a public notice issued by the District Administration Office, Kaski on Sunday. Chief District Officer Thaneswor Gautam informed that the prohibitory orders which have been enforced to contain the second wave of coronavirus infection have been extended for a week with some relaxations from June 22-29. As per the administration’s orders, the four wheeler and two wheeler small private vehicles with even registration numbers could be opened on even dates while the ones with odd registration numbers on odd dates. However, the four wheeler cannot carry more than four people including the driver. Yet, the services delivered from the cinema hall, party palace, hotel/restaurant, tea/coffee shops, motel, dance club, dance bar, folk music performance (dohori sanjh), fun park, stadium, football sports ground, gym house, fitness centre, spa, swimming pool, beauty parlor, salon and footpath vendors have not been allowed. The vehicles carrying construction materials including stones, pebbles and sand will be allowed to operate from 7.00 pm in the evening to 5.00 am in the morning, the orders noted.

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Grappling with COVID-19, 72 districts enforce prohibitory orders

Nepal has 97,008 active corona cases including 40,222 in Kathmandu Valley alone KATHMANDU, May 11: As Nepal is being ravaged by a deadlier second wave of the coronavirus disease, most districts across the country have enforced prohibitory orders in an attempt to stem the transmission chain of the deadlier variant of the virus. Local administrations, as authorized by the Council of Ministers, placed restrictions on all the activities except for emergency ones as the number of new corona cases and deaths are on the rise on a daily basis. According to the health ministry, 9,483 cases were confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours which has taken the country’s infection tally to 413,111. Similarly, record-high daily-count of corona death on Tuesday. At least 225 patients succumbed to the disease, said the ministry. Since the first case was reported on May 16 last year, Nepal has so far witnessed 4,084 fatalities. While the number of recoveries are gradually increasing in recent days, there are still 97,008 active cases of the disease. Of them, 40,222 are from the Kathmandu Valley alone. As the most hospitals in cities including Kathmandu, Pokhara, Butwal and Nepalgunj have been overwhelmed with corona patients and the crisis of live saving oxygen deepens, the district administration offices of 72 districts across the country have enforced prohibitory orders. Of the total 77 districts, Rukum (East), Mustang, Manang, Khotang and Tehrathum are yet to go for the restriction measures as of Tuesday morning. While 63 districts have imposed orders throughout the districts,nine others have placed the orders only in affected zones, according to the Home Ministry. Meanwhile, the three districts in the Kathmandu Valley ---Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur-- have extended the prohibitory orders by another two weeks and will remain in place until May 27.

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Valley DAOs preparing to extend prohibitory orders by 15 days

Valley districts have 39,463 active corona cases KATHMANDU, May 11: Local administrations of the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley --- Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur-- are preparing to extend the prohibitory orders by two more weeks. Chief district officers (CDOs) of the three districts on Monday discussed the extension of prohibitory orders in view of rising corona cases and death numbers. Chief District Officer of Kathmandu, Kali Prasad Parajuli, said that a meeting of the chief district officers of Kathmandu valley in presence of chiefs of security bodies from the three districts scheduled on Tuesday would take necessary decisions on this matter. Parajuli shared that it is necessary to extend the prohibitory period as the Kathmandu Valley has been badly affected from the massive spread of COVID-19 cases across the country in the recent period. Earlier, prohibitory orders were imposed in the Kathmandu Valley for a week to be effective from April 29 and later were extended for another one week, which are due to expire from May 12 midnight. The Kathmandu Valley has been reporting around 4,000 COVID-19 cases daily in recent periods. According to the health ministry, there are a total of 39,463 active cases in the Valley alone. Similarly, 1,286 deaths have so far been recorded in the three districts of the Valley.

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Nepal’s fight against COVID-19: 60 districts under prohibitory orders

KATHMANDU, May 7: With the country being ravaged by the deadlier second wave of the coronavirus disease, local administrations have enforced prohibitory orders in a bid to curb the spread of virus to the community level. Utilizing the authority provided by the Cabinet that the districts can enforce restriction orders if the number of active cases exceed 200 (hill districts) and 500 (districts in terai and the Kathmandu Valley), as many as 60 districts have so far placed prohibitory orders. Fourteen of them have implemented restriction orders in some parts of the districts while 46 others have placed the orders across the whole areas of the districts. Most districts lying in the southern belt of the country have enforced orders as Nepal’s southern neighbor has been worst hit by the virus. Only three districts in Province 2 ---Rautahat, Sarlahi and Saptai—, that share their southern borders with India, have yet to enforce the orders. Districts that have implemented orders throughout the districts: Dhading Humla Achham Dolakha Nawalparasi (West) Siraha Bara Muku Rolpa Nawalparasi (East) Doti Dolpa Mahottari Dailekh Baitadi Arghakhanchi Dhanusha Nuwakot Kapilvastu Syangja Bajhang Udayapur Bajura Gorkha Pyuthan Gulmi Jhapa Dadeldhura Rukum (West) Jajarkot Sunsari Salyan Bardiya Rupandehi Chitwan Palpa Kanchanpur Dang Parsa Kailali Kaski Bhaktapur Lalitpur Kathamandu Surkeht Banke Districts that have placed restriction orders in some parts of the districts: Sindhupalchowk Ilam Tanahun Myagdi Taplejung Ramechhap Kalikot Makwanpur Parbat Kavre Morang Darchula Baglung Dhankuta

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Home Ministry urges all to abide by prohibitory orders

KATHMANDU, April 29: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has urged one and all to strictly abide by the prohibitory orders enforced to stem the infection chain of coronavirus disease. Issuing a public notice on Thursday, the ministry urged the public to follow the health safety protocol and not to go outside home except for emergencies. Stakeholders should cooperate in the efforts of the government and local administrations to deal with the outbreak of the second wave of COVID-19, said the Ministry’s spokesperson Janak Raj Dahal. The local administrations in the Kathmandu Valley and other districts with a high number of COVID-19 cases have imposed the prohibitory orders starting Thursday.

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Complete and partial prohibitory orders enforced in these 20 districts to curb spread of COVID-19

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First day of prohibitory orders in Kathmandu Valley (photo feature)

KATHMANDU, April 29: The three districts in the Kathmandu Valley have enforced week-long prohibitory orders starting 6 AM on Thursday. Operation of all the public transportation and private vehicles except for those designated as emergency ones has been restricted. Most streets in the Valley have worn a deserted look. Movement of people has been restricted. Those who were found defying the orders were seen kept at holding centers at various places. See the photos taken by Ratopati photojournalist earlier on Thursday morning along the ring-road.

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Valley DAOs issue week-long prohibitory orders starting Thursday

KATHMANDU, April 26: The three districts in the Kathmandu Valley have issued prohibitory orders amid the exacerbating COVID-19 crisis in the country’s most populous city. A joint meeting of the chief district officers (CDOs) of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur districts decided to enforce the prohibitory orders for a week-- from April 29 to May 7 in view of the rising risk of COVID-19 triggered by the new variant of the virus. The three District Administration Offices (DAOs) in the Kathmandu Valley issued separate orders on Monday evening putting restrictions on various services and activities in the Kathmandu Valley. The new orders will come into force from 6AM on April 29 and end on May 5 midnight. According to the orders issued separately by three DAOs, conferences, seminars, training centers, cinema halls, party palaces, swimming pools, shopping malls, entertainment sites, saloons, beauty parlors, gym and fitness centers, sports activities, libraries and zoos are not allowed to be operated. Similarly, all the private vehicles and public transportation services except for those designated as emergency ones are also restricted. Ambulances and those vehicles carrying emergency goods, health professionals and medical supplies, however, will be allowed to operate during this period. All other services except for the emergency ones are prohibited, according to the orders. Services allowed during the period include operation and transportation of drinking water, food stuff, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, banks and financial institutions, internet, COVID-19 quarantine and isolation facilities and waste management. Similarly, all the shops and business activities will remain shut down except for those selling food items, medicines and medical supplies. Only the grocery section of the departmental stores are allowed to open. They will remain open until 10 AM in the morning and between 5 PM to 7 PM in the evening. The district administrations asked those allowed to operate their services to strictly abide by the health protocol issued by the health ministry.

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These 41 districts under prohibitory orders

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