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 Nepal tunnel adopts cashless toll payment system Nepal monsoon defies early El Niño drought fears Nepal police plan anti-cyber scam centre amid rising cybercrime When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ? India’s Jaishankar to invite Balen for BRICS summit Prachanda urges democratic unity amid Nepal’s political uncertainty Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief4 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around