गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Traffic Police launches awareness campaign against second wave of COVID-19 Nepal Traffic Police launches awareness campaign against second wave of COVID-19 KathmanduPati April 12, 2021 File photo KATHMANDU – The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division has launched a public awareness campaign bearing in mind the second wave of global COVID-19 infections. The campaign aimed to prevent and control the infections was launched today in coordination with transport entrepreneurs. The theme of the campaign is ‘traffic police wish for healthy and safe travel’, division chief senior superintendent of police, Janak Bhattarai, said while speaking in the launching ceremony. ”Public transport sector is at high risk of Covid-19,” he said, underlining the need of taking all possible preventive measures to operate it. Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs chair Yogendra Nath Karmacharya urged transport sector workers to take safety measures against the virus. Federation general secretary Punya Prasad (Saroj) Sitaula suggested the uses of mask and sanitizer and the avoidance of over-crowding in public vehicles to break the chain for the virus spread. Stickers featuring awareness messages were put on the vehicles while drivers, assistant drivers and passengers were given masks. The Division has made a special call to drivers, assistant drivers and potential passengers to maintain physical distancing, wear mask and use sanitizer during travel. Write your comments RELATED NEWS More than 800 historical Nepali documents handed over to National… Nepal Army chief Ashok Raj Sigdel to visit UK Nepal sees 12% rise in tourist arrivals in September despite… Nepal urges faster climate finance as losses mount from disasters Nepal name squad for Cricket World Cup League 2 Nepal, Malaysia agree to act against syndicates affecting migrant workers 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 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month8 TRENDING Arrival lounge of TIA-domestic to be expanded Ex-Gurkha servicemen submit memo to UK PM Johnson As cadres suddenly start chanting slogan against MCC compact, Prachanda stops them Traffic Police launches awareness campaign against second wave of COVID-19 Six police personnel suspended for taking bribes from service recipients Provincial Assembly session of Province 1 postponed for indefinitely 600 oxygen cylinders to be flown from Oman to Nepal on Saturday Over 100 bln USD to be needed to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccines: WHO chief
