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The government has urged all the to remain cautious against possible risks stemming from COVID-19. Pointing out the possible risk of the outbreak of novel coronavirus, the government underlined the need for collective efforts to fight against the virus in this situation.
Sharing that the self-home quarantine should be made more effective, the government has made a public appeal calling for support from all sides. The Home Ministry has also asked one and all to comply with the decisions made by the High-Level Corona Prevention and Control Coordination Committee headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Ishwor Pokharel on different dates to overcome the risks.
"We need to cautiously comply with the government decisions to prevent the possible outbreak of coronavirus considering the statement of the World Health Organisation," said the Home Ministry sources. Making public a 19-point decision on Sunday evening, the Ministry has also called for all to collaborate in the fight against possible COVID threats. In the statement issued by Home Ministry Spokesperson Kedar Nath Sharma, the passenger-ferrying public transport operators were asked to disinfect their vehicles.
The ministry has also warned tough action against those involved in creating artificial shortage of consumptive goods, black-marketeering and mixing of sub-standard stuff. It also asked the operators of hotels, lodge, restaurants, bars and shopping malls to arrange measurement of fever and health examination of people before the entrance.
In order to check the possible outbreak, the government also has toughened securities along the border with an effective arrangement of health examination of returnees at the border area. Though the services except most essential ones have been closed the government has also asked its employees not to stay on leave, according to the home ministry sources. Also, the ministry has directed the police administration to monitor the implementation of government decisions and take action if not found enforced.
Earlier, the government had informed that the decisions of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Executive Committee headed by Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa have been on implementation. It also urged the concerned sides to not disseminate misleading and baseless information through social networking sites.
