गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Tokha municipality shut after employees contract coronavirus Nepal Tokha municipality shut after employees contract coronavirus KathmanduPati September 05, 2020 kathmandu : Tokha municipality office will remain closed for a week after its employees contracted coronavirus. Following the diagnosis of coronavirus infection on its employee recently, the municipality is closing its operation from 6-11 September. Municipality’s chief administrative officer Pradeep Poudel said as some on-duty employees of the municipality have tested positive for the virus the office will remain closed for a week to prevent further transmission of the virus. He however clarified that the tasks of coronavirus control and management would continue despite shutdown of the municipality office. As many as 257 people have been diagnosed with the virus in Tokha as of Friday. Among them 90 have recovered and discharged from hospitals and 160 are still active infected. Out of the active, 109 are in home isolation and 48 are receiving treatment in different hospitals, shared municipality’s spokesperson Bachchu Raj Basyal. The municipality has transformed the Tokha Chandeswori primary health facility as a 20-bed isolation centre for the treatment of corona-infected people. The municipality has provided daily allowance of Rs 350 for the patients receiving treatment at home isolation. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Prime Minister Oli Lauds Global Peacekeepers Two Indians arrested in Kapilvastu with 20.5 million Indian rupees Kulekhani-Sisneri road opens Roads to Kulekhani, Sisneri to remain closed for three days Vitamin ‘A’ and de-worming tablets being administered to children today… Efforts launched to collect bodies of Russian climbers Top Headlines Nepal, India sign long-term agreement on electricity export, materializing MoU reached during PM’s visit1 NC, Maoist Centre discuss about NA election2 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar3 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA4 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities5 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident6 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system7 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 Gunjan Saxena:The Kargil Girl serves a refreshing depiction of a war film India-Nepal Bilateral Dialogue is the only way forward: Dr. Nihar Nayak Nepal-India petroleum pipeline saves over a billion rupees in transportation related costs