To protect the nation from the infection of Covid-19: a pandemic which has terrified the globe; the government of Nepal has published 15-points instruction, requesting the public not to leave the house unless needed.
A meeting of Corona Virus Prevention and Control High Level Coordination Committee led by Deputy Prime and Defence Minister Ishwar Pokharel came up with the 15-points instruction on 18 March 2020.
Government has decided to close down places which accumulated crowd.
To control the infection, government has instructed to close down Multiplex Movie Theatres, Stadiums, Gyms, Dance Bars and Clubs.
Instruction say, ‘Multiplex Movie Theatres, Cultural Centres, Stadiums, Playgrounds, Gyms, Health Clubs, Museums, Swimming Pools, Spots for Entertainment, Dance Bars and Clubs will be closed till 30 April 2020.’
The meeting decided that Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Cultural, Tourism and Civil Aviation and Ministry of Communication and Information Technology will monitor these activities.
Provincial and local levels will monitor the implementation of the government’s instructions.
Public vehicles have been instructed not to hold passengers more than there capacity. Passengers are requested not to commute in crowded vehicles.
Government’s 15-point’s instruction
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