गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Chapakot Municipality office closed except for urgent services Nepal Chapakot Municipality office closed except for urgent services KathmanduPati October 14, 2020 SYANGJA : The office of the Chapakot Municipality in Syangja district has been shut down except for essential services after 14 people tested positive for the coronavirus in a single day on Tuesday. The Municipality made the decision to curb the spread of COVID-19 at the community level. It has urged everyone to remain alert. Among the 14 cases of COVID-19 reported on Tuesday, 10 were in men and four in women. Of those infected, one was availing treatment in Pokhara while the rest were receiving treatment at local health facilities, informed District Health Office Chief Yam Prasad Sharma. In a press statement issued today, Mayor Shiva Kumar Giri has appealed to everyone to adopt all the precautionary measures against the deadly virus. The municipality is coordinating efforts with the state and federal government for the prevention and control of COVID-19, as well as to treat those infected. The office is closed until further notice. Shops selling food items, pharmacies and health facilities will remain open during this period, read the statement. Write your comments RELATED NEWS PM Shah expresses commitment to making police organization capable Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING ANM and Lab Assistant trainings to no longer be provided in Nepal, task force created for solution Indian intelligence agency RAW’s chief Goel arrives in Nepal Govt picks career diplomats as ambassadors to three countries Politics Are Keeping the UN From Protecting Children : Karin Landgren Lessons from Spanish Flu and SARS for COVID-19 Preparation underway to open religious shrines from October 17: Minister Bhattarai APF sets up border outpost at Rupal in Dadeldhura district CPN Secretariat meeting postponed due to coronavirus
