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Health Ministry alerts against reopening schools

The Ministry of Health and Population has directed concerned authorities not to take the decision of allowing schools and educational institutions to reopen in haste. The post Health Ministry alerts against reopening schools appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

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Ignoring experts, many Kathmandu schools resume in-person classes

Doctors say children can infect elderly relatives. On Tuesday alone, 29 children under the age of 10 were reported infected, according to the Health Ministry.

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Nepali gov't body suggests restricting large gatherings, closure of schools over surging COVID-19 cases

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Gathering of more than 25 people in public places restricted

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: The government has decided to restrict the gathering of more than 25 people in public places amid rising fears of the third wave of coronavirus disease in the country. A meeting of the COVID-19 Crisis Management Coordination Committee (CCMCC) held on Sunday decided to recommend the Council of Ministers to restrict public gatherings with more than 25 people and all kinds of fairs and festivals, conferences and political gatherings. “The Home Ministry will have to inform the local administration in this regard,” said Sunita Nepal, spokesperson for the committee. Meanwhile, the committee also recommended the closure of schools up to grade 10 until January 29 as the country has been witnessing a constant rise in corona cases in recent days. The Health Ministry reported 1,167 new cases on Sunday alone

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Gokarneshwar reopens schools, but experts say rush could prove costly

Health Ministry has said the pandemic is not over yet and children are at high risk of infections.

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NHRC urges govt to pay heed to children's health

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to pay heed to children's right to health and ensure alternative arrangement to their education. Issuing a press release today, NHRC Spokesperson Dr Tikaram Pokhrel said the children should be provided education by ensuring safety to them in the wake of growing threat of Covid-19. The NHRC directed the Ministry of Health and Population, and Ministry of Education not to issue contradictory notice in terms of the operation of schools. "The guardians and students must not be instilled with psychological fear. NHRC urges all concerned including Nepal government and ministries to be serious on dissemination of sensitive health issues. The sensitive information can be disseminated only after taking consultation and suggestions from Health Ministry," Pokhrel stated in the press release. The human rights watch institution has recently conducted a monitoring of schools in the Kathmandu Valley to know about the situation of coronavirus infection. The monitoring found that the government schools were more susceptible to coronavirus than the private schools. The enforcement of safety measures was also weak, and the students suffering headache were together with normal students, the press release showed concern. The NHRC has been informed via various media that more than 300 children were infected with coronavirus in the last two weeks. Although the Health Ministry has urged everyone for avoiding crowds in schools of 14 districts including the Kathmandu Valley, the schools were still running. The government has been further reminded of children's rights provided by Article 39 of Constitution of Nepal and other international conventions the Nepal is party to.

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Health Ministry advises shutting down schools in 14 highly vulnerable districts

Directs all government hospitals to allocate 50 percent of their beds for Covid-19 patients and provide free treatment.

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Health Ministry urges not to attend schools in COVID-19 affected districts, including Kathmandu - Khabarhub

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Students urged not to go schools in 14 COVID-19 affected districts affected

KATHMANDU, April 15: The government on Thursday urged the students not to go to schools of 14 districts across the country. Classifying the 14 districts including those three in the Kathmandu Valley, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) urged the people to abstain from going to the places where large crowds are formed in view of the rapid rate of COVID-19 infection of late. A secretary level meeting held at the ministry on Thursday itself concluded that the districts including Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kaski, Rupandehi, Chitwan, Banke, Parsa, Kailali, Morang, Dang, Surkhet, Bara and Banglung have been extremely affected by the second wave of the viral disease which had first been reported in the country in January last year. Issuing a public statement earlier today, the Health Emergency Operation Center under the Health Ministry urged the people not to send their children to schools in those 14 districts. The ministry, however, issued any directive to shut the educational institutions. Similarly, the people are also asked not to visit restaurants and clubs after 7 PM. The ministry also suggests avoiding games and sports activities, gym clubs, temples and fairs, meetings and public gatherings, film halls and theaters, shopping malls, and swimming clubs amid the terrifying rate of COVID-19 infections in the past few days.

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Health Ministry recommends govt to close physical classes in schools and colleges in Kathmandu Valley and other cities for a month

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Health Ministry recommends closure of schools owing to rapid increase in Covid-19 cases

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