Government not to impose nationwide lockdown anytime soon

The government has reiterated that it does not intend to impose nationwide lockdown anytime soon.

"Lockdown breaks the chain of coronavirus infection but that is not a long-term solution. The economy has just started to revive," Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali told reporters after attending the meeting of general convention organizing committee of ruling PCN on Sunday. "Lockdown will be imposed at the local level if infections surge but we are not in favor of a nationwide lockdown."