Bagmati State to tighten lockdown

Kathmandu - The lockdown in response to the COVID-19 menace is to be beefed up in Bagmati State on the directive of the Chief Minister Dormani Poudel. The State Government has decided to completely stop the operation of motorcycles in Hetauda, the State capital, during the lockdown period.

The time for buying essentials has been fixed from 6 am to 9 am. Chief Minister Poudel has issued directives for tightening the lockdown in view of the looming risk of the coronavirus in Hetauda after two COVID-19 infected persons confirmed in Parsa and Rautahat, the two districts in State-2 adjoining the Makawanpur district where the state capital lies.