Government plans to extend lockdown further

Kathmandu, 17 May: The government has planned to extend lockdown for further ten days as the number of coronavirus patients is on the rise.

It has already been 54 days since the nation is locked down and by 18 May midnight, earlier announced lockdown period is going to be completed. The high-level coordination committee has decided to recommend the cabinet to extend lockdown period further.

All activities have been stopped due to the ongoing lockdown started since 24 March. More seriously, economic activities have been completely halt from which the nation is to suffer seriously.

Even after such a long period of lockdown, the government has not been able to control spread of the pandemic. Open border with India and inter-country movement of the people are the main reasons for spreading of the pandemic. Accordingly, the government has failed to conduct coronavirus test at mass level.

According to samplings conducted by different independent agencies, general public have expressed their views that to control coronavirus, the government should intensify PCR test at mass by stopping RDT.

They have opined for totally stopping people’s movement from one district to another district, however, they have asked the government to allow people returning from India and other countries after conducting necessary health testes.

People’ News Monitoring Service