Kathmandu, April 14
The government on Tuesday decided to extend the ongoing lockdown imposed to control the coronavirus outbreak in the country till April 27.
A meeting of the Cabinet held this afternoon made the decision. Earlier, the lockdown was extended till Wednesday.
The country is on lockdown since March 24.
This decision was expected as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had already hinted at the extension during his video conference with the chief ministers this Saturday. On the other hand, the number of coronavirus positive cases is steadily on the rise in the country.
Flights suspended till April 30
A minister says the meeting today also decided to suspend all flights till April 30. Earlier, the suspension on international flights was extended till that date, but the suspension on national flights was about to end tomorrow.
Border points with India unlikely to open even after end of lockdown
Meanwhile, the meeting decided to mobilise additional security personnel at Nepal-India border points as the number of cases is increasing in India. Just on Monday, a youth who had illegally crossed the border to enter Nepal during the lockdown had been confirmed infected with the virus.
A minister says the government has decided not to open the border points unless India returns to normalcy.
