For fear of coronavirus infection, schools closed in Humla again

Kathmandu - A meeting of the District Covid-19 Crisis Management Committee held Wednesday has decided to close all the schools until further notice in Humla from today. Likewise, arrival of new comers to the district is restricted while security checks will be beefed up in the major border points.

The decision comes after 56 including 51 students of Mahabauddha Secondary Schools in Namkha Rural Municipality tested positive for the coronavirus in the last five days. As decided, concerned local levels would enforce the decision to close the schools while the education development and coordination unit of the rural municipality would carry out monitoring. Likewise, mobility of people in Namkha and Simkot rural municipality is suspended for three days.