The district administration of Jhapa has extended the prohibitory order in Jhapa. The new order is effective from midnight today till midnight of June 28. The local authorities have asked people not to hold weekly markets and also prohibited people from forming crowds.
The administration has also said that besides essential services all other services including government offices and insurance companies, among others to stop providing services to the public. However, they can open with a limited number of staff for internal work.
Employees of government offices and other public offices can use government or private vehicles between 9 am and 10 am and between 5 pm and 6 pm to travel to and from their offices.