Ongoing prohibitory orders in Kathmandu Valley extended until May 12

KATHMANDU, May 4: Prohibitory orders in the Kathmandu Valley have been extended by one more week. 

With this, the ongoing orders  that are being enforced since April 29, have been extended until May 12. 

A meeting of the chief district officers (CDOs) of the three districts of the Valley ---Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur districts--- held on Tuesday decided to extend the ongoing restriction orders by another week in order to break the transmission chain of infection.

According to Prem Prasad Bhattarai, CDO of Bhaktapur district, the orders will be stricter as the shops and grocery stores will be allowed to open only between 7 and 9 in the mornings.