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The authorities in the Kathmandu Valley decided on Sunday to extend the ongoing lockdown by an additional week till June 28 to help curb COVID-19 infections but relax the provisions of the prohibitory order significantly.
"We relax the provisions of lockdown including allowing private vehicles to operate due to decreasing cases of COVID-19," Dhundi Prasad Niraula, chief district officer of the Lalitpur district, told Xinhua. "If the cases continue to decline even after the operation of private vehicles, we can consider allowing many other public vehicles to operate in addition to taxis," he said.
It is the first time that private vehicles are allowed to ply on the road under the odd-even-number rules since the lockdown was first enforced on April 29 to cope with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the country in early April.
Under the new regulations, most shops are permitted to open on different days of the week, with department stores, shopping malls and shops related to sporting goods, garment, footwear, cosmetics, gift items and tailoring being able to open for a certain period of time on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Likewise, shops handling gold, utensils, kitchenware, electrical items, automobile parts, electronic goods can open on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Shops selling construction materials can operate from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. Besides, more people shall be allowed to participate in a wedding ceremony and more vehicles can be used for weddings.
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