The ban on Nepal’s capital region extended for another week
Xinhua News Agency, Kathmandu, June 28 (Reporter Yi Aijun and Zhou Shengping) The Kathmandu Valley, where the capital of Nepal is located, officially announced on the 28th that it will extend the ban on the new crown epidemic that was originally planned on that day for another week and further relax control measures, including allowing some Public transportation vehicles resume operations.
Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is located in the Kathmandu Valley. Government officials from Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur counties in the region decided to extend the ban on June 28 to July 5. In an interview with Xinhua News Agency, the Governor of Kathmandu County Palagioli said that due to the decrease in new cases of new crowns, the three counties have decided to allow some public transportation vehicles to resume operations to ease the pressure on people’s lives.
According to the notice issued by the above-mentioned 3 counties, starting from the 29th, buses with 25 seats or more will be allowed to operate from 6 am to 19:00 every day under the condition of observing the restrictions on odd and even numbers. At the same time, they must comply with the necessary hygiene standards; food shops, fruits The daily business hours of vegetable shops, department stores and other public places will be significantly increased compared to the previous week, and they will all be open until 18:00.
Kathmandu Valley officials decided on the 20th of this month to extend the ban on June 21 to the 28th, and at the same time take measures to relax control such as allowing private cars to be on the road and most shops can be opened for business within the specified time period.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal, Baoder, told Xinhua News Agency that Nepal has discovered more infectious new coronaviruses such as the mutated new crown virus delta strain, and the current positive test rate for the new coronavirus is still as high as about 20%.
According to the epidemic data released by the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal, as of the 27th, the country has a total of 6,33679 confirmed cases of new crown and a total of 9,099 deaths.
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