गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Public vehicles’ staff required to wear face shields Nepal Public vehicles’ staff required to wear face shields KathmanduPati October 19, 2020 KATHMANDU : The Department of Transport Management has made it mandatory for public vehicle staff to wear face shields along with using other protective materials against COVID-19. The provision is applied to all the public vehicles operating on both short and long routes. Vehicle staff are required to follow the health directives issued by the Ministry of Health and Population mandatorily against the infection, such as wearing face masks, gloves and using sanitizers among others. Likewise, a cabinet meeting on October 12 decided that the public vehicles could have passengers as per their seating capacity and the transport fare has been retained as in the fare adjustment made on September 23, 2018. With this, the government’s directives issued earlier in view of the risk of coronavirus for public vehicles to limit the passenger numbers to half of their seating capacity and hike the fare by 50 percent has been removed, said the Department’s Information Officer Dr Lok Nath Bhusal. “We are monitoring whether the health guidelines have been implemented or not,” he said. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Former President urges global action on climate justice UN climate fund approves $20 Million for Nepal flood recovery RSP President begins three-day pilgrimage to India Nepal, India discuss future of global cooperation Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 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 Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language United front against China -Suresh Sharma Empowering the Journey of Digital Nepal Through Connectivity and Data Prime Minister Oli’s confidante Prem Kumar Rai recommended as CIAA Chief Commissioner Supreme Commander Ganeshman Singh’s 23rd Memorial Day being observed today China’s new light-sport aircraft completes maiden flight 8,848.86 meters is now the new official height of world’s highest peak Mount Everest Chinese Defense Minister Fenghe arriving Nepal next Sunday
