{"id":720,"date":"2020-08-18T12:01:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T06:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=720"},"modified":"2020-08-18T13:17:06","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T07:32:06","slug":"another-lockdown-in-kathmandu-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=720","title":{"rendered":"Another lockdown in Kathmandu Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KATHMANDU- <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local administration offices are mulling over a lockdown in the Kathmandu valley that includes\u00a0 Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chief district officers (CDOs) of three districts are reportedly preparing to impose the lockdown in the Kathmandu valley and issue a stay-at-home order in the wake of a spike in COVID-19 cases in recent days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhaktapur\u2019s CDO Humkala Pandey said that the CDOs of three districts are having discussions on imposing lockdown in the Kathmandu valley.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She said that they are making preparation to impose lockdown in collaboration with the government due to rapid rise in coronavirus infection rate in the valley.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concluding that containment measures and restrictions that are currently in place were not enough to stop the outbreak of coronavirus, three CDOs are making preparations to impose another lockdown in the valley.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTaking into consideration the rise in the coronavirus-infection rate in Kathmandu valley, we are holding discussions on imposing lockdown,\u201d said Bhaktapur\u2019s CDO Pandey. \u201cWe are also having discussions with the government on this issue. We will make a decision on the issue of lockdown through\u00a0 a joint meeting of the CDOs of three districts,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Pandey, all services and movements except for essentials will be restricted if the lockdown is imposed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the last few days, the valley is observing a sharp rise in the COVID-19 cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of Monday, the country observed 581 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 27,241. Three more COVID-19 related deaths were reported on Monday. The total COVID-19 death toll has now reached 107. 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