Thursday, March 13, 2025
The prohibitory order in Surkhet district has been extended by more 10 days.
As per the new adjustment, the prohibitory order imposed in the district one month ago following the second wave of COVID-19 will end on June 8. A decision in this regard was taken as per suggestion provided by the district COVID-19 management committee, said Chief District Officer Chhabi Lal Rijal.
So far, the district has recorded over 10,000 infection cases with 2,401 active cases as of Friday, according to the Public Health Service Office. Meanwhile, a COVID-19 management committee meeting has urged the Karnali Province government to provide Rs 100,000 as decided to the family of those who have died from the infection.
The duration of prohibitory order against the second wave of Covid-19 has been extended by two weeks in Surkhet, the capital of Karnali Province.
The prohibitory order has been extended till the midnight of May 29 on the recommendation of the District Covid-19 Crisis Management Center. A meeting of the center held on Friday took a decision to recommend for the extension of order, said Chief District Officer Chhabilal Rijal.
The district administration had first issued the prohibitory order on April 17 bearing in mind the surging cases of Coovid-19. The administration said that it found no alternative to going with the prohibitory order for the containment of the virus which is raging across the country.
