Complete and partial prohibitory orders enforced in these 20 districts to curb spread of COVID-19

KATHMANDU, April 29: As many as 20 districts across the country have imposed prohibitory orders in a bid to stem the spread of the second wave of the novel coronavirus disease triggered by a new variant of the virus. 

Based on the Cabinet’s decision that the local administrations can enforce prohibitory orders if the number of active cases surpass 500 in those districts located in the Kathmandu Valley and terai and 200 in the hill districts, the respected district administration offices (DAOs) imposed orders. 

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), 13 districts have imposed prohibitory orders throughout the district while seven others have  issued orders in some of the places in the districts which have been hit hard by the pandemic. 

Districts that have issued complete prohibitory orders: 

1. Banke
2. Surkhet
3. Kanchanpur
4. Kailali 
5. Kathmandu 
6. Bhaktapur
7. Lalitpur
8. Parsa
9. Dang
10. Palpa
11. Chitwan 
12. Rupandehi 
13. Kaski 

These districts have issued orders in most affected parts :

1. Baglung
2. Kalikot
3. Bardiya
4. Salyan
5. Sunsari 
6. Darchula
7. jajarkot

Most districts imposed the orders effective from Thursday while some others from Friday.