गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ All museums in Kathmandu Valley to be closed due to COVID-19 risk from Saturday Nepal All museums in Kathmandu Valley to be closed due to COVID-19 risk from Saturday KathmanduPati January 21, 2022 File Photo KATHMANDU – The meeting of chief district officers of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur on Thursday decided to shut down all the museums in the Kathmandu Valley from Saturday in view of growing risk of COVID-19. The museums that were being run till date adhering to health safety measures would be shut down temporarily from Friday midnight 12, according to Hanumandhoka Durbar Museum Chief, Sandeep Khanal. The National Museum, the Narayanhiti Palace Museum, and the museums in Bhaktapur and Lalitpur would be closed for visitors. Government recently decided to shut down all the public offices as well as places drawing a large group of people have been decided to shut down to prevent and control new variant of COVID-19 that is pervasive in the country. The museums will be closed until further notice, according to the statement released by the District Administration Office, Kathmandu. 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 Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops The origins of MCC and its future in Nepal Huawei ICT Awards 2020 Grand Finale Concluded International Sign Language Day: three headways of Nepali Sign Language in State-1 After visitors’ uptick, Barju lake gets facelift as new destination in eastern Terai