Nepal’s fight against COVID-19: 60 districts under prohibitory orders

KATHMANDU, May 7: With the country being ravaged by the deadlier second wave of the coronavirus disease, local administrations have enforced prohibitory orders in a bid to curb the spread of virus to the community level.

Utilizing the authority provided by the Cabinet that the districts can enforce restriction orders if the number of active cases exceed 200 (hill districts) and 500 (districts in terai and the Kathmandu Valley), as many as 60 districts have so far placed prohibitory orders. Fourteen of them have implemented restriction orders in some parts of the districts while 46 others have placed the orders across the whole areas of the districts.

Most districts lying in the southern belt of the country have enforced orders as Nepal’s southern neighbor has been worst hit by the virus. Only three districts in Province 2 ---Rautahat, Sarlahi and Saptai—, that share their southern borders with India, have yet to enforce the orders.

Districts that have implemented orders throughout the districts:

1. Dhading
2. Humla
3. Achham
4. Dolakha
5. Nawalparasi (West)
6. Siraha
7. Bara
8. Muku
9. Rolpa
10. Nawalparasi (East)
11. Doti
12. Dolpa
13. Mahottari
14. Dailekh
15. Baitadi
16. Arghakhanchi
17. Dhanusha
18. Nuwakot
19. Kapilvastu
20. Syangja
21. Bajhang
22. Udayapur
23. Bajura
24. Gorkha
25. Pyuthan
26. Gulmi
27. Jhapa
28. Dadeldhura
29. Rukum (West)
30. Jajarkot
31. Sunsari
32. Salyan
33. Bardiya
34. Rupandehi
35. Chitwan
36. Palpa
37. Kanchanpur
38. Dang
39. Parsa
40. Kailali
41. Kaski
42. Bhaktapur
43. Lalitpur
44. Kathamandu
45. Surkeht
46. Banke

Districts that have placed restriction orders in some parts of the districts:

1. Sindhupalchowk
2. Ilam
3. Tanahun
4. Myagdi
5. Taplejung
6. Ramechhap
7. Kalikot
8. Makwanpur
9. Parbat
10. Kavre
11. Morang
12. Darchula
13. Baglung
14. Dhankuta
    
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