गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Banke faces increased risk of COVID-19 Nepal Banke faces increased risk of COVID-19 KathmanduPati January 13, 2022 File Photo KATHMANDU – The risk of COVID-19 infection is further mounting in Banke district due to an open border system between Nepal and India. Though corona test on the arrival has been ensured along the Jamunah transit point in Nepalgunj, people’s cross-border movement via other rural check points is unhindered. District COVID-19 Management Centre’s resource person Tej Oli said lately the infections rate is increasing among the returnees from India. The southern neighbor reports record- high cases of COVID-19 as the latest Omicron variant is the matter of global concern. On Wednesday alone, 27 cases were detected along the Jamunah point. There were 17 infected: 11 males and 6 females at the Nepalgunj-based Bal Mandir COVID-19 Isolation Center. In this backdrop, the District Administration Office, Banke has urged the public not to create a gathering and to follow all the recommended health protocols against the virus. Chief District Officer Surya Bahadur Khatri said the political gathering, public programme, fair, festival or any kind of public event having the presence of more than 25 people have been banned in view of the increased risk of the infection. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Government backs efforts to build advertising sector as independent industry Residents rely on senses as air pollution data remains inaccessible Government seeks partners to build shelters for flood-displaced families Nepal PM congratulates Indian PM on 25 years in government Nepal, Russia discuss Nepali nationals in Russian Army Switzerland invites Nepal to 2027 AI summit 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 Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Now more than ever, support the IT sector International Sign Language Day: three headways of Nepali Sign Language in State-1 Newly appointed ministers sworn in Brunei’s Prince Azim dies at age of 38 President Bhandari meets Bamdev Gautam as tensions in main ruling NCP escalate ADB Ventures provides Rs 14.7 million grant to Good Bricks System 507 inmates at Siraha Prison contract COVID-19
