<p>Nepal on Wednesday extended the lockdown in the Kathmandu Valley till June 14 due to the spike in Covid-19 cases.</p>.<p>A meeting of the chief district officers of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur took the decision to extend the ongoing prohibitory orders till midnight of June 14, according to authorities.</p>.<p>This is the third time that the prohibitory orders have been extended in the Kathmandu Valley.</p>.<p>The meeting of the CDOs also decided to let groceries and book shops to remain open till 9 am and allow construction activities as well, said Prem Prasad Bhattarai, the chief district officer of Bhaktapur.</p>.<p>Similarly, only the offices providing emergency services will be allowed to remain open during this period. Banks will be allowed to open only three of their branch offices as previously decided.</p>.<p>The local authorities had enforced prohibitory orders in the Valley for the first time on April 29 for a week. The ongoing prohibitory period is scheduled to expire on June 3.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Nepal recorded 5,316 new cases and 101 deaths related to Covid-19 on Wednesday. As many as 7,219 Covid-19 patients recovered across the country in the last 24 hours.</p>.<p>There are currently 1,01,993 active cases across the country. Likewise, the Kathmandu Valley recorded 1,456 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. Of them, 969 were detected in Kathmandu, 306 in Lalitpur and 181 in Bhaktapur districts.</p>.<p>According to the latest data received from the Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal’s Covid-19 tally has reached 571,111.</p>
<p>Nepal on Wednesday extended the lockdown in the Kathmandu Valley till June 14 due to the spike in Covid-19 cases.</p>.<p>A meeting of the chief district officers of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur took the decision to extend the ongoing prohibitory orders till midnight of June 14, according to authorities.</p>.<p>This is the third time that the prohibitory orders have been extended in the Kathmandu Valley.</p>.<p>The meeting of the CDOs also decided to let groceries and book shops to remain open till 9 am and allow construction activities as well, said Prem Prasad Bhattarai, the chief district officer of Bhaktapur.</p>.<p>Similarly, only the offices providing emergency services will be allowed to remain open during this period. Banks will be allowed to open only three of their branch offices as previously decided.</p>.<p>The local authorities had enforced prohibitory orders in the Valley for the first time on April 29 for a week. The ongoing prohibitory period is scheduled to expire on June 3.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Nepal recorded 5,316 new cases and 101 deaths related to Covid-19 on Wednesday. As many as 7,219 Covid-19 patients recovered across the country in the last 24 hours.</p>.<p>There are currently 1,01,993 active cases across the country. Likewise, the Kathmandu Valley recorded 1,456 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. Of them, 969 were detected in Kathmandu, 306 in Lalitpur and 181 in Bhaktapur districts.</p>.<p>According to the latest data received from the Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal’s Covid-19 tally has reached 571,111.</p>