Nepal issues prohibitory order in Kathmandu, other cities as infections spike ANI | Updated: Apr 29, 2021 21:59 IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 29 (ANI): A prohibitory order has come into effect in Nepali capital Kathmandu along with adjoining districts as Himalayan Nation braces for second wave of COVID-19 infection.
Vehicles used only for emergency purpose plied on the roads of Kathmandu Valley with security personnel stationed in various points to ensure adoption of security as well as health protocols. It is the time when public should use their conscience and awareness. There is not a situation where we can welcome this step as many people are facing hardships due to this order, our economic condition already has remained fragile, but focusing only on the economy also would not work as both these issues are interdependent. It is the human life which comes first, Ishwar Mainali, one of the resident of Kathmandu told ANI.
Nepal imposes COVID lockdown as infections spike
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30 Apr 2021, 02:56 GMT+10
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 29 (ANI): A prohibitory order has come into effect in Nepali capital Kathmandu along with adjoining districts as Himalayan Nation braces for second wave of COVID-19 infection.
Vehicles used only for emergency purpose plied on the roads of Kathmandu Valley with security personnel stationed in various points to ensure adoption of security as well as health protocols. It is the time when public should use their conscience and awareness. There is not a situation where we can welcome this step as many people are facing hardships due to this order, our economic condition already has remained fragile, but focusing only on the economy also would not work as both these issues are interdependent. It is the human life which comes first, Ishwar Mainali, one of the resident of Kathmandu told ANI.
Kathmandu: The famous Pashupatinath temple in Nepal, which has been closed for the past 9 months due to Corona epidemic, will be opened for devotees from Wednesday i.e. today. According to the Pashupati Area Developmental Trust, the temple was closed due to following public health safety protocols in the Corona period.
According to Pradeep Dhakal, secretary of Pashupatinath Temple Trust, devotees will be allowed to pray inside the temple in view of the health safety protocol. It will be mandatory for all devotees to wear masks while entering the temple. Along with this, arrangements have been made to sanitize those who enter the temple on behalf of Vikas Kosh. The valleys of the Lord Pashupatinath temple were closed to devotees on 20 March 2019 due to the Corona epidemic.