June 12: The government has formally decided to ease the ongoing national lockdown imposed since March 24 to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
While talking to journalists held in the capital on Thursday (June 11), Yubaraj Khatiwada, Minister for Finance as well as Communication and Information Technology, said, ” The private clinics, all kinds of agriculture and animal related businesses, stores that sell essential foodstuffs and transport goods will be allowed to open immediately,” adding that the private vehicles are also allowed on the streets from Friday onwards, on an odd-even basis.
However, the government continued to prohibit the operations of educational institutions including schools, colleges, tuition and training centres and all international and domestic flights.
A list of institutions/ services that will continue/resume operations by following public health measures:
- All health-care services including private clinic
- All agricultural, livestock related activities
- Manufacturing industries and construction works
- Waste Management
- Banks and Financial Institutions, Cooperatives, Insurance companies
- Development Projects
- Transportation and sale of essential services such as medicine, food, fruits and vegetables, dairy, poultry, water, beverages, petroleum products
- Fire Brigade, Ambulance
- Electricity, Information and Communication, Postal Services
- Take away food services from restaurants
- Hotels providing quarantine services, and transportation for the same
- Workshops (electric, machinery, vehicles
- Forestry and Nursery related activities
- Private vehicles (odd-even rule) and pedestrian movement
- All government offices, educational institutes’ offices/administration, private offices
- Transportation of labour workers, with one passenger in one file.
A list of the institutions/ services that will remain closed for now:
- Schools, colleges, tuition and training centres
- Departmental stores, malls, cinema halls, party palaces and other recreational centres
- Domestic and International flights except those receiving permission
- Public gatherings such as fairs, conferences, exhibitions, etc.
- Seminars, meetings exceeding 25 people
- Places of religious and social gatherings
- All kinds of public transportation including tourist vehicles
- Sporting activities, performances
- Health clubs, swimming pools, gym, salon and beauty parlors
