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Government Decides to Airlift Stranded Tourists

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Third Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in Nepal

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Petroleum Dealers to Give Fuel only for Essential Services

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Government Allows its Citizens Stranded Across the Border to Enter Nepal

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68 persons, 1,000 Vehicles Taken Under Control for Defying Lockdown Order

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BFIs Providing Service Through Limited Branches

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WHO Warns of 'Accelerating' Pandemic

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Virus-hit Wuhan to Lift Outbound Travel Restrictions on April 8

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Writ Petition Filed at Supreme Court against International Travel Restriction

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Kathmandu Valley wears a Deserted Look with Lockdown Enforcement

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Government Imposes Week-long Lockdown Across the Nation

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<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">A meeting of the high-level committee to prevent coronavirus on Wednesday (March 25) decided to open the customs points in the northern frontier to facilitate import and export of goods. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The border with China has remained closed since the last two months. The main customs points between Nepal and China had been closed after China reported increase in cases of coronavirus in late January. Nepal-bound goods had remained stuck across the border due to the closure.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">With the latest decision to open the border points, the customs offices of Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani will now resume trade between the two countries. However, the authorities concerned have been strictly ordered to follow the health protocol.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The council of ministers had decided on Monday to close the international borders of Nepal but the decision was aimed at curbing the movement of people. </span></span></span></p>

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			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 26: The government has decided to open the banking sector which remains paralyzed due to the nationwide lockdown imposed since Tuesday.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The high-level committee to prevent coronavirus on Wednesday (March 25) decided to open the banking sector as it falls under the essential services.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">As per the decision taken by the committee headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokharel, the banking service will be resumed in coordination between the Home Ministry and the Finance Ministry.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Some banks have been providing limited services through selected branches while most of the branches remained shut across the country ever since the lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Outside the Kathmandu valley, the district administration offices allowed BFIs to operate only one branch each.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">President of Nepal Bankers&rsquo; Association Bhuvan Dahal said that the provincial governments did not allow them to operate in full strength outside the capital city. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">According to Dahal, commercial banks couldn&rsquo;t provide any service in cities like Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa, Janakpur due to the lockdown.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">However, Dahal said that the banks have ensured that the ATMs do not run out of cash.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Meanwhile, the banks are preparing to start cashless transaction through electronic means in an effort to stop the possible spread of coronavirus from paper money. This move would also significantly reduce the number of customers in BFIs as well as the threat posed by the deadly virus, that has caused havoc across the globe.</span></span></p>

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			'summary' => 'March 26: The government has decided to return foreigners facing the brunt of lockdown in Nepal back to their respective countries.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 26: The government has decided to return foreigners facing the brunt of lockdown in Nepal back to their respective countries.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">A meeting of the high-level committee to prevent coronavirus on Wednesday (March 25) decided to airlift the foreigners stranded in different parts of the country and bring them to the capital first. The rescued foreigners will then be sent back to their respective countries right from the airport.&nbsp; </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">As per the decision, the foreigners will be kept in quarantine at hotels near the airport until their flight gets fixed. The tourists will have to bear their own expenses while staying in the hotels.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">Around 300 tourists are reportedly stranded in Lukla while many others are scattered in different parts of the country.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">According to media reports, foreign missions in Nepal have started showing concerns to trace their citizens stranded in the country. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The Department of Immigration has informed that around 10,000 tourists who had arrived in Nepal in March are yet to return back to their countries.</span></span></span></p>

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			'summary' => 'March 25 : A third person was tested positive for COVID-19 in Nepal. ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 25 : A third person was tested positive for COVID-19 in Nepal. According to the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), Information Officer at the Ministry of Health and Population, Ganesh Shreevastav, confirmed the case on Wednesday (March 25).</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">Shreevastav &nbsp;further said that the person who tested positive on Wednesday has been receiving treatment at an isolation ward of Shukraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Control Hospital, Teku. Firther details about the person is currently not available.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">This is the third confirmed case of the deadly COVID-19 in Nepal. Recently, a 19-year-old Nepali student who had returned home from France last week had tested positive for the virus on Sunday. There were concerns that other persons who returned in the same flight to Nepal along with the infected person via Qatar might also have contracted the disease.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">Government authorities have said they are trying to trace all the persons on board the plane and test them for coronavirus, which has created widespread havoc across the world.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">The first case of coronavirus in Nepal was recorded in January when a Nepali student returning from Wuhan of China, where the virus is believed to have originated, tested&nbsp; positive. He has already recovered and returned home, according to government officials.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">According to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, a total of 687 persons have been tested for COVID-19, out of which only three were positive. </span></span></span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 25: Petroleum Dealers' National Association of Nepal has called for providing petroleum products only for very essential purposes.  ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 25: Petroleum Dealers&#39; National Association of Nepal has called for providing petroleum products only for very essential purposes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The association&#39;s president Lilendra Prasad Pradhan said that fuel stations have been urged to supply petroleum products only for very essential purposes as per the government&#39;s request.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to him, the proprietors of fuel stations within Kathmandu Valley have also been asked to put up notice with this message outside their petrol stations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">&quot;We have issued instructions to the petrol pumps to put up notice outside the gasoline stations and provide fuel only to the vehicles carrying essentials, the ambulances and the vehicles issued permits by the government,&quot; Pradhan said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">He said the vehicles used for very essential services can fill up at any petrol station in the Kathmandu Valley and the petrol pumps have sufficient amount of petrol in stock. -RSS</span></span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The government has allowed Nepali nationals stranded across the Nepal- India border to enter the country on Tuesday (March 24). ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24: The government has allowed Nepali nationals stranded across the Nepal- India border to enter the country on Tuesday (March 24). They were stranded after the government sealed the international borders earlier this week to check the spread of the deadly Covid-19 which has already killed more than 18,000 people across the world, according to the latest update.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">However, those coming to Nepal from across the border&nbsp;&nbsp; were allowed entry on condition that they stay in quarantine for two weeks. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to government spokesperson Yuba Raj Khatiwada, the quarantine arrangement would be managed in coordination with the local administration and provincial governments.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Khatiwada, who heads the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, said that the one-off decision was taken to allow the stranded Nepalis into the country considering that those people were not well informed about the border closure and lockdown.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Emerging after a meeting of the high-level committee to prevent the spread of coronavirus, </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Minister Khatiwada said that &nbsp;the &nbsp;government has decided to urge the private sectors to bring in medical equipment in view of the short supply in the domestic market. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to the minister, efforts would be made to bring the medical kits from China and India in collaboration with the private sector as the government&rsquo;s process would take a long time.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Minister Khatiwada added that the meeting also decided to regulate the supply chain. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The meeting also concluded that there was no need to clamp curfew at the moment as most of the people have abided by the government directive to stay home. Khatiwda further said that the government might reconsider its decision if the people do not follow the orders.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Anyone disobeying the order would be prosecuted in accordance to the Infectious Disease Act, 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The government has urged the people not to leave home except for urgent situation like treatment and to procure essential food items. </span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => '68 persons, 1,000 Vehicles Taken Under Control for Defying Lockdown Order    ',
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			'summary' => 'March 25: Police on Tuesday took under control 68 persons for defying lockdown ordered by the government for preventing the spread of COVID-19.     ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 25: Police on Tuesday took under control 68 persons for defying lockdown ordered by the government for preventing the spread of COVID-19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The Nepal Police Headquarters shared that they were held from various parts of the country as they did not follow the police suggestion relating to prevention of coronavirus in view of the stay-home order. Kailali police arrested 31 while Kapilvastu 14, Rupandehi seven, Sunsari four, Parsa three, Siraha and Kanchanpur two each and Dhanusha one.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Similarly, a total of 1,571 vehicles were impounded from different places for defying the lockdown order. The police have been making further enquiry with those defying the order. -- RSS</span></span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 25: The regular operation of banks and financial institutions was affected on Tuesday due to the lockdown announced by the government. ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">March 25: The regular operation of banks and financial institutions was affected on Tuesday due to the lockdown announced by the government. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">According to the BFI operators, some banks provided limited services through selected branches while most of the branches remained shut across the country.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Outside the Kathmandu valley, the district administration offices allowed BFIs to operate only one branch each. Therefore, each of the banks and financial institutions opened only one branch each.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">President of Nepal Bankers&rsquo; Association Bhuvan Dahal said that the provincial governments did not allow them to operate in full strength outside the capital city. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">According to Dahal, commercial banks couldn&rsquo;t provide any service in cities like Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa, Janakpur due to the lockdown.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">However, Dahal said that the banks have ensured that the ATMs do not run out of cash.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Development Banks also opened only limited branches as per the government instruction, informed Govinda Prasad Dhakal, chairman of Nepal Development Bankers&rsquo; Association.</span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'WHO Warns of 'Accelerating' Pandemic',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, Reuters reported.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">March 24: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, Reuters reported.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">According to the news agency, more than 300,000 cases have now been recorded and infections reported from nearly every country. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">While it took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus, it took only 11 days for the second 100,000 cases, and just four days for the third 100,000 cases, Reuters quoted WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as saying. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not helpless bystanders. We can change the trajectory of this pandemic,&rdquo; Tedros told an online briefing for more than 300 journalists. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">According to Reuters, he called for global political commitment to change the trajectory of the pandemic, urging countries to take both defensive and attacking measures. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;Asking people to stay at home and other social distancing measures are an important way of slowing down the spread of the virus and buying time, but they are defensive measures,&rdquo; Reuters quoted him as saying. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;To win we need to attack the virus with aggressive and targeted tactics: testing every suspect case, isolating and caring for every confirmed case and tracing and quarantining every close contact.&rdquo; </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">Tedros, citing &ldquo;alarming reports&rdquo; of large numbers of infections among health workers around the world, said he would urge leaders of the Group of 20 countries this week to boost production of protective gear and avoid export bans. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">The Group of 20, is a forum for the world&rsquo;s 19 largest advanced and emerging economies, including the European Union, which Tedros said accounted for more than 80 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP). It is presided over by Saudi Arabia this year. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&nbsp;Meanwhile, India on Monday announced a halt to domestic flights and said the majority of the country was under complete lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">According to Reuters, India has reported 471 cases but health experts have warned a big jump could be imminent, which would overwhelm the underfunded and crumbling public health infrastructure. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;The future of this pandemic to a greater extent will be determined by what happens with very large, densely populated countries,&rdquo; said Dr Mike Ryan, the WHO&rsquo;s top emergencies expert. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;So it&rsquo;s really, really important that India continues to take aggressive action at the public health level and at the level of society to contain, control and suppress this disease and to save lives.&rdquo;</span></span></p>

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			'title' => ' Virus-hit Wuhan to Lift Outbound Travel Restrictions on April 8 ',
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			'summary' => 'March 24 : Wuhan, the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus is believed to have originated, will lift outbound travel restrictions from April 8 after over two months of lockdown, Xinhua reported citing the local authorities on Tuesday. ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24 : Wuhan, the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus is believed to have originated, will lift outbound travel restrictions from April 8 after over two months of lockdown, Xinhua reported citing the local authorities on Tuesday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">People in Wuhan will be allowed to leave the city and Hubei Province if they hold a green health code, meaning no contact with any infected or suspected COVID-19 cases, according to a circular issued by the provincial COVID-19 control headquarters. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">&nbsp;<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The circular states that Wuhan will take differentiated measures to promote the resumption of business operations based on the health risks of different regions to mitigate the impact on the economy, according to Xinhua.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">&ldquo;Other areas in Hubei will lift outbound transportation restrictions from Wednesday. Migrant workers who hold green codes and negative nucleic acid testing results will be sent out of the province to their workplace directly.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to Xinhua, Hubei will continue to postpone the opening of schools until further notice.</span>　&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">On January 23, Wuhan had declared unprecedented traffic restrictions, including suspending the city&#39;s public transport and all outbound flights and trains, in an attempt to contain the epidemic within its territory. Similar restrictions were soon introduced in other areas in Hubei.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">One new confirmed COVID-19 case was reported Monday in Wuhan after the city had seen zero new reports for five consecutive days. The case was the sole new confirmed case reported in Hubei Province on Monday. -- Xinhua/RSS</span></span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The government has called upon the industries producing daily essentials to run in full capacity.   ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24: The government has called upon the industries producing daily essentials to run in full capacity.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Issuing a press statement on Tuesday (March 24), the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies urged the industries producing medicines, health equipment, daily essentials, drinking water, milk and petroleum products to run in the full swing though the government has announced a lockdown across the nation. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Spokesperson at the ministry Prakash Dahal said that such industries are requested to make arrangements of supplies from industries to the markets in a regular manner and to stock raw materials required.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Similarly, the ministry urged the government and private industries to give leave to employees and staff except for employees and staff working at industries producing medicines, health equipment, drinking water, milk, and petroleum products.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The ministry said that the umbrella organization of the private sector has been requested to produce their production in full capacity regularly. The government has also asked such industries to inform the ministry if any hindrances surface in course of running the industries.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; RSS </span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'Writ Petition Filed at Supreme Court against International Travel Restriction',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court seeking entry for Nepali nationals living abroad into Nepal.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court seeking entry for Nepali nationals living abroad into Nepal.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding that the Nepali nationals living in foreign countries be allowed to enter Nepal. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to the national news agency, RSS, advocates Madhav Basnet and Meera Khadka Basnet filed the petition against the High-Level Committee to Control and Prevent Coronavirus and other government bodies arguing that the government&rsquo;s decision to impose travel restriction on Nepali nationals is unlawful. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">In the writ petition, the advocates have asked court to direct the government to rescue its nationals stranded in foreign countries if they are not able to return home during the crisis created by coronavirus.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">In a bid to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, the government had last week banned flights from dozens of countries affected by coronavirus. &nbsp;Those countries include all members of the European Union, Iran, Turkey, Malaysia, Japan among others. The government had even banned passengers using those countries as transit. The government has banned all flights to and from the Tribhuvan International Airport since Sunday.</span></span></span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">&nbsp;</span></span></p>

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			'title' => ' Kathmandu Valley wears a Deserted Look with Lockdown Enforcement ',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The streets of  Kathmandu Valley wear a deserted look with the government enforcement of lockdown in view of possible outbreak of coronavirus in the country.    ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24: The streets of </span>&nbsp;<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Kathmandu Valley wear a deserted look with the government enforcement of lockdown in view of possible outbreak of coronavirus in the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">A meeting of the High-Level Coronavirus Control and Prevention Coordination Committee on Monday evening deiced to enforce lockdown effective from March 24 (6.00am) till March 31 (6.00pm) to contain the spread of COVID-19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Following the confirmation of a second COVID-19 case in Kathmandu, the government took the decision to impose nationwide lockdown as per the Clause 2(2) of Infectious Disease Act-2020 to prevent the spread of virus to others. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">It may be noted that a 19-year Nepali girl who had returned from France via Qatar had tested positive for COVID-19. This is the second coronavirus infection case in Nepal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">With the lockdown in effect, no one is allowed to leave their houses except for urgent maters such as medical emergency and purchase of consumable goods. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">All vehicular movement of private and public sectors have been banned except emergency vehicles, including those holding special permits, security personnel and medics.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Superintendent of Police Jeevan Kumar Shrestha, Spokesperson at the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division said with the enforcement of lockdown very few vehicles are plying on the roads of Kathmadnu Valley. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">&quot;The vehicles carrying most-essential goods and those having passes are only operating,&quot; he shared.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Quite a nominal number of people are seen walking on the road with the enforcement of no-permission for people to leave their house except for urgent matters.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">In case of violating the directives under the lockdown, one can be sentenced to jail for up to six months or penalized Rs 600 or has to face both punitive actions. &nbsp; - RSS </span></span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The government has imposed a lockdown for a week starting from Tuesday morning (March 24) to contain the spread of coronavirus after a new case was detected in the country. ',
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<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">On Monday, the government confirmed the second case of coronavirus in the country. According to Health Minister Bhanubhakta Dhakal, a 19-year-old Nepali student who returned home from France last week tested positive for the deadly disease a day ago.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">Following the detection of the deadly virus that has claimed more than 15,000 lives across the globe, a high level coordination committee to prevent the spread of COVID-19 headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokharel decided to take strict measures to prevent the disease from spreading among the masses.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Sunday had decided to impose the lockdown upon the recommendation of the committee to prevent further damage to the health of the population and the country&rsquo;s economy, informed Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada during a press conference on Monday. Among other measures, the cabinet meeting also decided to close the country&rsquo;s international borders with India and China for a week. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The government has ordered the people not to venture out of their houses unless absolutely necessary. The government order however doesn&rsquo;t bar people from purchasing essential goods like food and medicines. All private and public vehicles have been banned except for the ones belonging to security forces and health workers. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The eight-point declaration issued by the government does not allow the public to get out of their houses except for buying essential food stuffs and for medical treatment.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The government has ordered the closure of all institutions except those that provide essential services including security agencies, food supplies, drinking water, milk, electricity, information and communication, customs, quarantine, waste management among others.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">All domestic flights have also been suspended for a week. The government has instructed the owners of private institutions to provide leave for workers.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">Anyone defying the government orders will be punished in accordance to the Infectious Disease Act 2020. The government has issued a circular to all the district administration offices to enforce its decision and to maintain law and order under the Local Governance Act 2028, if required.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The government has also urged the suppliers to ensure smooth supply of medicines in the market.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">Meanwhile, the government has issued stern warning to anyone involved in black marketing.</span></span></span></p>

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			'title' => 'Second Nepali Tests Positive for COVID-19: Health Ministry',
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			'summary' => 'March 23: A Nepali national who returned home from France via Qatar last week has tested positive for COVID-19.',
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<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed the case amid an emergency press conference organized in the capital on Monday.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to a spokesperson at the ministry, the person was in self-quarantine after returning home from France last Tuesday (March 17). The person is currently undergoing treatment at Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku. According to the government , the patient has been isolated and everyone who came into contact with the person have been quarantined.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Out of 600 samples tested for COVID-19, only one tested positive, the ministry said during the press conference chaired by Health Minister Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This is the second case of coronavirus reported in Nepal. Earlier, a Nepali student returning home from Wuhan of China had tested positive for the disease in January. But the government claims that the patient has fully recovered and returned home.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The ministry has urged one and all to adopt precautionary measures to avoid the deadly disease that has already&nbsp; spread to 193 countries and claimed over 14000 lives.</span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 26: The government has decided to open the border points with China to ease the flow of goods between the two countries.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 26: The government has decided to open the border points with China to ease the flow of goods between the two countries.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">A meeting of the high-level committee to prevent coronavirus on Wednesday (March 25) decided to open the customs points in the northern frontier to facilitate import and export of goods. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The border with China has remained closed since the last two months. The main customs points between Nepal and China had been closed after China reported increase in cases of coronavirus in late January. Nepal-bound goods had remained stuck across the border due to the closure.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">With the latest decision to open the border points, the customs offices of Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani will now resume trade between the two countries. However, the authorities concerned have been strictly ordered to follow the health protocol.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The council of ministers had decided on Monday to close the international borders of Nepal but the decision was aimed at curbing the movement of people. </span></span></span></p>

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			'summary' => 'March 26: The government has decided to open the banking sector which remains paralyzed due to the nationwide lockdown imposed since Tuesday.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 26: The government has decided to open the banking sector which remains paralyzed due to the nationwide lockdown imposed since Tuesday.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The high-level committee to prevent coronavirus on Wednesday (March 25) decided to open the banking sector as it falls under the essential services.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">As per the decision taken by the committee headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokharel, the banking service will be resumed in coordination between the Home Ministry and the Finance Ministry.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Some banks have been providing limited services through selected branches while most of the branches remained shut across the country ever since the lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Outside the Kathmandu valley, the district administration offices allowed BFIs to operate only one branch each.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">President of Nepal Bankers&rsquo; Association Bhuvan Dahal said that the provincial governments did not allow them to operate in full strength outside the capital city. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">According to Dahal, commercial banks couldn&rsquo;t provide any service in cities like Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa, Janakpur due to the lockdown.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">However, Dahal said that the banks have ensured that the ATMs do not run out of cash.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Meanwhile, the banks are preparing to start cashless transaction through electronic means in an effort to stop the possible spread of coronavirus from paper money. This move would also significantly reduce the number of customers in BFIs as well as the threat posed by the deadly virus, that has caused havoc across the globe.</span></span></p>

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			'title' => 'Government Decides to Airlift Stranded Tourists',
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			'summary' => 'March 26: The government has decided to return foreigners facing the brunt of lockdown in Nepal back to their respective countries.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 26: The government has decided to return foreigners facing the brunt of lockdown in Nepal back to their respective countries.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">A meeting of the high-level committee to prevent coronavirus on Wednesday (March 25) decided to airlift the foreigners stranded in different parts of the country and bring them to the capital first. The rescued foreigners will then be sent back to their respective countries right from the airport.&nbsp; </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">As per the decision, the foreigners will be kept in quarantine at hotels near the airport until their flight gets fixed. The tourists will have to bear their own expenses while staying in the hotels.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">Around 300 tourists are reportedly stranded in Lukla while many others are scattered in different parts of the country.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">According to media reports, foreign missions in Nepal have started showing concerns to trace their citizens stranded in the country. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The Department of Immigration has informed that around 10,000 tourists who had arrived in Nepal in March are yet to return back to their countries.</span></span></span></p>

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			'title' => 'Third Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in Nepal',
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			'summary' => 'March 25 : A third person was tested positive for COVID-19 in Nepal. ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 25 : A third person was tested positive for COVID-19 in Nepal. According to the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), Information Officer at the Ministry of Health and Population, Ganesh Shreevastav, confirmed the case on Wednesday (March 25).</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">Shreevastav &nbsp;further said that the person who tested positive on Wednesday has been receiving treatment at an isolation ward of Shukraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Control Hospital, Teku. Firther details about the person is currently not available.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">This is the third confirmed case of the deadly COVID-19 in Nepal. Recently, a 19-year-old Nepali student who had returned home from France last week had tested positive for the virus on Sunday. There were concerns that other persons who returned in the same flight to Nepal along with the infected person via Qatar might also have contracted the disease.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">Government authorities have said they are trying to trace all the persons on board the plane and test them for coronavirus, which has created widespread havoc across the world.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">The first case of coronavirus in Nepal was recorded in January when a Nepali student returning from Wuhan of China, where the virus is believed to have originated, tested&nbsp; positive. He has already recovered and returned home, according to government officials.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">According to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, a total of 687 persons have been tested for COVID-19, out of which only three were positive. </span></span></span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 25: Petroleum Dealers' National Association of Nepal has called for providing petroleum products only for very essential purposes.  ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 25: Petroleum Dealers&#39; National Association of Nepal has called for providing petroleum products only for very essential purposes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The association&#39;s president Lilendra Prasad Pradhan said that fuel stations have been urged to supply petroleum products only for very essential purposes as per the government&#39;s request.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to him, the proprietors of fuel stations within Kathmandu Valley have also been asked to put up notice with this message outside their petrol stations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">&quot;We have issued instructions to the petrol pumps to put up notice outside the gasoline stations and provide fuel only to the vehicles carrying essentials, the ambulances and the vehicles issued permits by the government,&quot; Pradhan said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">He said the vehicles used for very essential services can fill up at any petrol station in the Kathmandu Valley and the petrol pumps have sufficient amount of petrol in stock. -RSS</span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'Government Allows its Citizens Stranded Across the Border to Enter Nepal',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The government has allowed Nepali nationals stranded across the Nepal- India border to enter the country on Tuesday (March 24). ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24: The government has allowed Nepali nationals stranded across the Nepal- India border to enter the country on Tuesday (March 24). They were stranded after the government sealed the international borders earlier this week to check the spread of the deadly Covid-19 which has already killed more than 18,000 people across the world, according to the latest update.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">However, those coming to Nepal from across the border&nbsp;&nbsp; were allowed entry on condition that they stay in quarantine for two weeks. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to government spokesperson Yuba Raj Khatiwada, the quarantine arrangement would be managed in coordination with the local administration and provincial governments.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Khatiwada, who heads the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, said that the one-off decision was taken to allow the stranded Nepalis into the country considering that those people were not well informed about the border closure and lockdown.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Emerging after a meeting of the high-level committee to prevent the spread of coronavirus, </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Minister Khatiwada said that &nbsp;the &nbsp;government has decided to urge the private sectors to bring in medical equipment in view of the short supply in the domestic market. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to the minister, efforts would be made to bring the medical kits from China and India in collaboration with the private sector as the government&rsquo;s process would take a long time.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Minister Khatiwada added that the meeting also decided to regulate the supply chain. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The meeting also concluded that there was no need to clamp curfew at the moment as most of the people have abided by the government directive to stay home. Khatiwda further said that the government might reconsider its decision if the people do not follow the orders.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Anyone disobeying the order would be prosecuted in accordance to the Infectious Disease Act, 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The government has urged the people not to leave home except for urgent situation like treatment and to procure essential food items. </span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => '68 persons, 1,000 Vehicles Taken Under Control for Defying Lockdown Order    ',
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			'summary' => 'March 25: Police on Tuesday took under control 68 persons for defying lockdown ordered by the government for preventing the spread of COVID-19.     ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 25: Police on Tuesday took under control 68 persons for defying lockdown ordered by the government for preventing the spread of COVID-19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The Nepal Police Headquarters shared that they were held from various parts of the country as they did not follow the police suggestion relating to prevention of coronavirus in view of the stay-home order. Kailali police arrested 31 while Kapilvastu 14, Rupandehi seven, Sunsari four, Parsa three, Siraha and Kanchanpur two each and Dhanusha one.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Similarly, a total of 1,571 vehicles were impounded from different places for defying the lockdown order. The police have been making further enquiry with those defying the order. -- RSS</span></span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 25: The regular operation of banks and financial institutions was affected on Tuesday due to the lockdown announced by the government. ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">March 25: The regular operation of banks and financial institutions was affected on Tuesday due to the lockdown announced by the government. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">According to the BFI operators, some banks provided limited services through selected branches while most of the branches remained shut across the country.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Outside the Kathmandu valley, the district administration offices allowed BFIs to operate only one branch each. Therefore, each of the banks and financial institutions opened only one branch each.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">President of Nepal Bankers&rsquo; Association Bhuvan Dahal said that the provincial governments did not allow them to operate in full strength outside the capital city. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">According to Dahal, commercial banks couldn&rsquo;t provide any service in cities like Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa, Janakpur due to the lockdown.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">However, Dahal said that the banks have ensured that the ATMs do not run out of cash.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Development Banks also opened only limited branches as per the government instruction, informed Govinda Prasad Dhakal, chairman of Nepal Development Bankers&rsquo; Association.</span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'WHO Warns of 'Accelerating' Pandemic',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, Reuters reported.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">March 24: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, Reuters reported.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">According to the news agency, more than 300,000 cases have now been recorded and infections reported from nearly every country. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">While it took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus, it took only 11 days for the second 100,000 cases, and just four days for the third 100,000 cases, Reuters quoted WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as saying. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not helpless bystanders. We can change the trajectory of this pandemic,&rdquo; Tedros told an online briefing for more than 300 journalists. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">According to Reuters, he called for global political commitment to change the trajectory of the pandemic, urging countries to take both defensive and attacking measures. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;Asking people to stay at home and other social distancing measures are an important way of slowing down the spread of the virus and buying time, but they are defensive measures,&rdquo; Reuters quoted him as saying. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;To win we need to attack the virus with aggressive and targeted tactics: testing every suspect case, isolating and caring for every confirmed case and tracing and quarantining every close contact.&rdquo; </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">Tedros, citing &ldquo;alarming reports&rdquo; of large numbers of infections among health workers around the world, said he would urge leaders of the Group of 20 countries this week to boost production of protective gear and avoid export bans. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">The Group of 20, is a forum for the world&rsquo;s 19 largest advanced and emerging economies, including the European Union, which Tedros said accounted for more than 80 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP). It is presided over by Saudi Arabia this year. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&nbsp;Meanwhile, India on Monday announced a halt to domestic flights and said the majority of the country was under complete lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">According to Reuters, India has reported 471 cases but health experts have warned a big jump could be imminent, which would overwhelm the underfunded and crumbling public health infrastructure. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;The future of this pandemic to a greater extent will be determined by what happens with very large, densely populated countries,&rdquo; said Dr Mike Ryan, the WHO&rsquo;s top emergencies expert. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;So it&rsquo;s really, really important that India continues to take aggressive action at the public health level and at the level of society to contain, control and suppress this disease and to save lives.&rdquo;</span></span></p>

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			'summary' => 'March 24 : Wuhan, the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus is believed to have originated, will lift outbound travel restrictions from April 8 after over two months of lockdown, Xinhua reported citing the local authorities on Tuesday. ',
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<span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">People in Wuhan will be allowed to leave the city and Hubei Province if they hold a green health code, meaning no contact with any infected or suspected COVID-19 cases, according to a circular issued by the provincial COVID-19 control headquarters. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">&nbsp;<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The circular states that Wuhan will take differentiated measures to promote the resumption of business operations based on the health risks of different regions to mitigate the impact on the economy, according to Xinhua.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">&ldquo;Other areas in Hubei will lift outbound transportation restrictions from Wednesday. Migrant workers who hold green codes and negative nucleic acid testing results will be sent out of the province to their workplace directly.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to Xinhua, Hubei will continue to postpone the opening of schools until further notice.</span>　&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">On January 23, Wuhan had declared unprecedented traffic restrictions, including suspending the city&#39;s public transport and all outbound flights and trains, in an attempt to contain the epidemic within its territory. Similar restrictions were soon introduced in other areas in Hubei.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">One new confirmed COVID-19 case was reported Monday in Wuhan after the city had seen zero new reports for five consecutive days. The case was the sole new confirmed case reported in Hubei Province on Monday. -- Xinhua/RSS</span></span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The government has called upon the industries producing daily essentials to run in full capacity.   ',
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Issuing a press statement on Tuesday (March 24), the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies urged the industries producing medicines, health equipment, daily essentials, drinking water, milk and petroleum products to run in the full swing though the government has announced a lockdown across the nation. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Spokesperson at the ministry Prakash Dahal said that such industries are requested to make arrangements of supplies from industries to the markets in a regular manner and to stock raw materials required.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Similarly, the ministry urged the government and private industries to give leave to employees and staff except for employees and staff working at industries producing medicines, health equipment, drinking water, milk, and petroleum products.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The ministry said that the umbrella organization of the private sector has been requested to produce their production in full capacity regularly. The government has also asked such industries to inform the ministry if any hindrances surface in course of running the industries.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; RSS </span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'Writ Petition Filed at Supreme Court against International Travel Restriction',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court seeking entry for Nepali nationals living abroad into Nepal.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court seeking entry for Nepali nationals living abroad into Nepal.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding that the Nepali nationals living in foreign countries be allowed to enter Nepal. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to the national news agency, RSS, advocates Madhav Basnet and Meera Khadka Basnet filed the petition against the High-Level Committee to Control and Prevent Coronavirus and other government bodies arguing that the government&rsquo;s decision to impose travel restriction on Nepali nationals is unlawful. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">In the writ petition, the advocates have asked court to direct the government to rescue its nationals stranded in foreign countries if they are not able to return home during the crisis created by coronavirus.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">In a bid to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, the government had last week banned flights from dozens of countries affected by coronavirus. &nbsp;Those countries include all members of the European Union, Iran, Turkey, Malaysia, Japan among others. The government had even banned passengers using those countries as transit. The government has banned all flights to and from the Tribhuvan International Airport since Sunday.</span></span></span></p>

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			'summary' => 'March 24: The streets of  Kathmandu Valley wear a deserted look with the government enforcement of lockdown in view of possible outbreak of coronavirus in the country.    ',
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">A meeting of the High-Level Coronavirus Control and Prevention Coordination Committee on Monday evening deiced to enforce lockdown effective from March 24 (6.00am) till March 31 (6.00pm) to contain the spread of COVID-19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Following the confirmation of a second COVID-19 case in Kathmandu, the government took the decision to impose nationwide lockdown as per the Clause 2(2) of Infectious Disease Act-2020 to prevent the spread of virus to others. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">It may be noted that a 19-year Nepali girl who had returned from France via Qatar had tested positive for COVID-19. This is the second coronavirus infection case in Nepal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">With the lockdown in effect, no one is allowed to leave their houses except for urgent maters such as medical emergency and purchase of consumable goods. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">All vehicular movement of private and public sectors have been banned except emergency vehicles, including those holding special permits, security personnel and medics.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Superintendent of Police Jeevan Kumar Shrestha, Spokesperson at the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division said with the enforcement of lockdown very few vehicles are plying on the roads of Kathmadnu Valley. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">&quot;The vehicles carrying most-essential goods and those having passes are only operating,&quot; he shared.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Quite a nominal number of people are seen walking on the road with the enforcement of no-permission for people to leave their house except for urgent matters.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">In case of violating the directives under the lockdown, one can be sentenced to jail for up to six months or penalized Rs 600 or has to face both punitive actions. &nbsp; - RSS </span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">On Monday, the government confirmed the second case of coronavirus in the country. According to Health Minister Bhanubhakta Dhakal, a 19-year-old Nepali student who returned home from France last week tested positive for the deadly disease a day ago.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">Following the detection of the deadly virus that has claimed more than 15,000 lives across the globe, a high level coordination committee to prevent the spread of COVID-19 headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokharel decided to take strict measures to prevent the disease from spreading among the masses.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Sunday had decided to impose the lockdown upon the recommendation of the committee to prevent further damage to the health of the population and the country&rsquo;s economy, informed Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada during a press conference on Monday. Among other measures, the cabinet meeting also decided to close the country&rsquo;s international borders with India and China for a week. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The government has ordered the people not to venture out of their houses unless absolutely necessary. The government order however doesn&rsquo;t bar people from purchasing essential goods like food and medicines. All private and public vehicles have been banned except for the ones belonging to security forces and health workers. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The eight-point declaration issued by the government does not allow the public to get out of their houses except for buying essential food stuffs and for medical treatment.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The government has ordered the closure of all institutions except those that provide essential services including security agencies, food supplies, drinking water, milk, electricity, information and communication, customs, quarantine, waste management among others.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">All domestic flights have also been suspended for a week. The government has instructed the owners of private institutions to provide leave for workers.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">Anyone defying the government orders will be punished in accordance to the Infectious Disease Act 2020. The government has issued a circular to all the district administration offices to enforce its decision and to maintain law and order under the Local Governance Act 2028, if required.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The government has also urged the suppliers to ensure smooth supply of medicines in the market.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">Meanwhile, the government has issued stern warning to anyone involved in black marketing.</span></span></span></p>

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			'summary' => 'March 23: A Nepali national who returned home from France via Qatar last week has tested positive for COVID-19.',
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<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed the case amid an emergency press conference organized in the capital on Monday.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to a spokesperson at the ministry, the person was in self-quarantine after returning home from France last Tuesday (March 17). The person is currently undergoing treatment at Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku. According to the government , the patient has been isolated and everyone who came into contact with the person have been quarantined.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Out of 600 samples tested for COVID-19, only one tested positive, the ministry said during the press conference chaired by Health Minister Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal.</span></span></p>

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<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The ministry has urged one and all to adopt precautionary measures to avoid the deadly disease that has already&nbsp; spread to 193 countries and claimed over 14000 lives.</span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 26: The government has decided to open the border points with China to ease the flow of goods between the two countries.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 26: The government has decided to open the border points with China to ease the flow of goods between the two countries.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">A meeting of the high-level committee to prevent coronavirus on Wednesday (March 25) decided to open the customs points in the northern frontier to facilitate import and export of goods. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The border with China has remained closed since the last two months. The main customs points between Nepal and China had been closed after China reported increase in cases of coronavirus in late January. Nepal-bound goods had remained stuck across the border due to the closure.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">With the latest decision to open the border points, the customs offices of Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani will now resume trade between the two countries. However, the authorities concerned have been strictly ordered to follow the health protocol.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The council of ministers had decided on Monday to close the international borders of Nepal but the decision was aimed at curbing the movement of people. </span></span></span></p>

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			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 26: The government has decided to open the banking sector which remains paralyzed due to the nationwide lockdown imposed since Tuesday.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The high-level committee to prevent coronavirus on Wednesday (March 25) decided to open the banking sector as it falls under the essential services.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">As per the decision taken by the committee headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokharel, the banking service will be resumed in coordination between the Home Ministry and the Finance Ministry.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Some banks have been providing limited services through selected branches while most of the branches remained shut across the country ever since the lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Outside the Kathmandu valley, the district administration offices allowed BFIs to operate only one branch each.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">President of Nepal Bankers&rsquo; Association Bhuvan Dahal said that the provincial governments did not allow them to operate in full strength outside the capital city. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">According to Dahal, commercial banks couldn&rsquo;t provide any service in cities like Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa, Janakpur due to the lockdown.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">However, Dahal said that the banks have ensured that the ATMs do not run out of cash.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Meanwhile, the banks are preparing to start cashless transaction through electronic means in an effort to stop the possible spread of coronavirus from paper money. This move would also significantly reduce the number of customers in BFIs as well as the threat posed by the deadly virus, that has caused havoc across the globe.</span></span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => 'Government Decides to Airlift Stranded Tourists',
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			'summary' => 'March 26: The government has decided to return foreigners facing the brunt of lockdown in Nepal back to their respective countries.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 26: The government has decided to return foreigners facing the brunt of lockdown in Nepal back to their respective countries.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">A meeting of the high-level committee to prevent coronavirus on Wednesday (March 25) decided to airlift the foreigners stranded in different parts of the country and bring them to the capital first. The rescued foreigners will then be sent back to their respective countries right from the airport.&nbsp; </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">As per the decision, the foreigners will be kept in quarantine at hotels near the airport until their flight gets fixed. The tourists will have to bear their own expenses while staying in the hotels.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">Around 300 tourists are reportedly stranded in Lukla while many others are scattered in different parts of the country.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">According to media reports, foreign missions in Nepal have started showing concerns to trace their citizens stranded in the country. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The Department of Immigration has informed that around 10,000 tourists who had arrived in Nepal in March are yet to return back to their countries.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'Third Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in Nepal',
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			'summary' => 'March 25 : A third person was tested positive for COVID-19 in Nepal. ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 25 : A third person was tested positive for COVID-19 in Nepal. According to the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), Information Officer at the Ministry of Health and Population, Ganesh Shreevastav, confirmed the case on Wednesday (March 25).</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">Shreevastav &nbsp;further said that the person who tested positive on Wednesday has been receiving treatment at an isolation ward of Shukraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Control Hospital, Teku. Firther details about the person is currently not available.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">This is the third confirmed case of the deadly COVID-19 in Nepal. Recently, a 19-year-old Nepali student who had returned home from France last week had tested positive for the virus on Sunday. There were concerns that other persons who returned in the same flight to Nepal along with the infected person via Qatar might also have contracted the disease.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">Government authorities have said they are trying to trace all the persons on board the plane and test them for coronavirus, which has created widespread havoc across the world.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">The first case of coronavirus in Nepal was recorded in January when a Nepali student returning from Wuhan of China, where the virus is believed to have originated, tested&nbsp; positive. He has already recovered and returned home, according to government officials.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">According to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, a total of 687 persons have been tested for COVID-19, out of which only three were positive. </span></span></span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 25: Petroleum Dealers' National Association of Nepal has called for providing petroleum products only for very essential purposes.  ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 25: Petroleum Dealers&#39; National Association of Nepal has called for providing petroleum products only for very essential purposes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The association&#39;s president Lilendra Prasad Pradhan said that fuel stations have been urged to supply petroleum products only for very essential purposes as per the government&#39;s request.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to him, the proprietors of fuel stations within Kathmandu Valley have also been asked to put up notice with this message outside their petrol stations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">&quot;We have issued instructions to the petrol pumps to put up notice outside the gasoline stations and provide fuel only to the vehicles carrying essentials, the ambulances and the vehicles issued permits by the government,&quot; Pradhan said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">He said the vehicles used for very essential services can fill up at any petrol station in the Kathmandu Valley and the petrol pumps have sufficient amount of petrol in stock. -RSS</span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'Government Allows its Citizens Stranded Across the Border to Enter Nepal',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The government has allowed Nepali nationals stranded across the Nepal- India border to enter the country on Tuesday (March 24). ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24: The government has allowed Nepali nationals stranded across the Nepal- India border to enter the country on Tuesday (March 24). They were stranded after the government sealed the international borders earlier this week to check the spread of the deadly Covid-19 which has already killed more than 18,000 people across the world, according to the latest update.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">However, those coming to Nepal from across the border&nbsp;&nbsp; were allowed entry on condition that they stay in quarantine for two weeks. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to government spokesperson Yuba Raj Khatiwada, the quarantine arrangement would be managed in coordination with the local administration and provincial governments.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Khatiwada, who heads the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, said that the one-off decision was taken to allow the stranded Nepalis into the country considering that those people were not well informed about the border closure and lockdown.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Emerging after a meeting of the high-level committee to prevent the spread of coronavirus, </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Minister Khatiwada said that &nbsp;the &nbsp;government has decided to urge the private sectors to bring in medical equipment in view of the short supply in the domestic market. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to the minister, efforts would be made to bring the medical kits from China and India in collaboration with the private sector as the government&rsquo;s process would take a long time.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Minister Khatiwada added that the meeting also decided to regulate the supply chain. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The meeting also concluded that there was no need to clamp curfew at the moment as most of the people have abided by the government directive to stay home. Khatiwda further said that the government might reconsider its decision if the people do not follow the orders.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Anyone disobeying the order would be prosecuted in accordance to the Infectious Disease Act, 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The government has urged the people not to leave home except for urgent situation like treatment and to procure essential food items. </span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => '68 persons, 1,000 Vehicles Taken Under Control for Defying Lockdown Order    ',
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			'summary' => 'March 25: Police on Tuesday took under control 68 persons for defying lockdown ordered by the government for preventing the spread of COVID-19.     ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 25: Police on Tuesday took under control 68 persons for defying lockdown ordered by the government for preventing the spread of COVID-19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The Nepal Police Headquarters shared that they were held from various parts of the country as they did not follow the police suggestion relating to prevention of coronavirus in view of the stay-home order. Kailali police arrested 31 while Kapilvastu 14, Rupandehi seven, Sunsari four, Parsa three, Siraha and Kanchanpur two each and Dhanusha one.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Similarly, a total of 1,571 vehicles were impounded from different places for defying the lockdown order. The police have been making further enquiry with those defying the order. -- RSS</span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'BFIs Providing Service Through Limited Branches',
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			'summary' => 'March 25: The regular operation of banks and financial institutions was affected on Tuesday due to the lockdown announced by the government. ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">March 25: The regular operation of banks and financial institutions was affected on Tuesday due to the lockdown announced by the government. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">According to the BFI operators, some banks provided limited services through selected branches while most of the branches remained shut across the country.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Outside the Kathmandu valley, the district administration offices allowed BFIs to operate only one branch each. Therefore, each of the banks and financial institutions opened only one branch each.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">President of Nepal Bankers&rsquo; Association Bhuvan Dahal said that the provincial governments did not allow them to operate in full strength outside the capital city. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">According to Dahal, commercial banks couldn&rsquo;t provide any service in cities like Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa, Janakpur due to the lockdown.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">However, Dahal said that the banks have ensured that the ATMs do not run out of cash.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Development Banks also opened only limited branches as per the government instruction, informed Govinda Prasad Dhakal, chairman of Nepal Development Bankers&rsquo; Association.</span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'WHO Warns of 'Accelerating' Pandemic',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, Reuters reported.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">March 24: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, Reuters reported.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">According to the news agency, more than 300,000 cases have now been recorded and infections reported from nearly every country. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">While it took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus, it took only 11 days for the second 100,000 cases, and just four days for the third 100,000 cases, Reuters quoted WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as saying. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not helpless bystanders. We can change the trajectory of this pandemic,&rdquo; Tedros told an online briefing for more than 300 journalists. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">According to Reuters, he called for global political commitment to change the trajectory of the pandemic, urging countries to take both defensive and attacking measures. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;Asking people to stay at home and other social distancing measures are an important way of slowing down the spread of the virus and buying time, but they are defensive measures,&rdquo; Reuters quoted him as saying. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;To win we need to attack the virus with aggressive and targeted tactics: testing every suspect case, isolating and caring for every confirmed case and tracing and quarantining every close contact.&rdquo; </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">Tedros, citing &ldquo;alarming reports&rdquo; of large numbers of infections among health workers around the world, said he would urge leaders of the Group of 20 countries this week to boost production of protective gear and avoid export bans. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">The Group of 20, is a forum for the world&rsquo;s 19 largest advanced and emerging economies, including the European Union, which Tedros said accounted for more than 80 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP). It is presided over by Saudi Arabia this year. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&nbsp;Meanwhile, India on Monday announced a halt to domestic flights and said the majority of the country was under complete lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">According to Reuters, India has reported 471 cases but health experts have warned a big jump could be imminent, which would overwhelm the underfunded and crumbling public health infrastructure. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;The future of this pandemic to a greater extent will be determined by what happens with very large, densely populated countries,&rdquo; said Dr Mike Ryan, the WHO&rsquo;s top emergencies expert. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;So it&rsquo;s really, really important that India continues to take aggressive action at the public health level and at the level of society to contain, control and suppress this disease and to save lives.&rdquo;</span></span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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			'title' => ' Virus-hit Wuhan to Lift Outbound Travel Restrictions on April 8 ',
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			'summary' => 'March 24 : Wuhan, the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus is believed to have originated, will lift outbound travel restrictions from April 8 after over two months of lockdown, Xinhua reported citing the local authorities on Tuesday. ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24 : Wuhan, the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus is believed to have originated, will lift outbound travel restrictions from April 8 after over two months of lockdown, Xinhua reported citing the local authorities on Tuesday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">People in Wuhan will be allowed to leave the city and Hubei Province if they hold a green health code, meaning no contact with any infected or suspected COVID-19 cases, according to a circular issued by the provincial COVID-19 control headquarters. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">&nbsp;<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The circular states that Wuhan will take differentiated measures to promote the resumption of business operations based on the health risks of different regions to mitigate the impact on the economy, according to Xinhua.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">&ldquo;Other areas in Hubei will lift outbound transportation restrictions from Wednesday. Migrant workers who hold green codes and negative nucleic acid testing results will be sent out of the province to their workplace directly.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to Xinhua, Hubei will continue to postpone the opening of schools until further notice.</span>　&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">On January 23, Wuhan had declared unprecedented traffic restrictions, including suspending the city&#39;s public transport and all outbound flights and trains, in an attempt to contain the epidemic within its territory. Similar restrictions were soon introduced in other areas in Hubei.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">One new confirmed COVID-19 case was reported Monday in Wuhan after the city had seen zero new reports for five consecutive days. The case was the sole new confirmed case reported in Hubei Province on Monday. -- Xinhua/RSS</span></span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The government has called upon the industries producing daily essentials to run in full capacity.   ',
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Issuing a press statement on Tuesday (March 24), the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies urged the industries producing medicines, health equipment, daily essentials, drinking water, milk and petroleum products to run in the full swing though the government has announced a lockdown across the nation. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Spokesperson at the ministry Prakash Dahal said that such industries are requested to make arrangements of supplies from industries to the markets in a regular manner and to stock raw materials required.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Similarly, the ministry urged the government and private industries to give leave to employees and staff except for employees and staff working at industries producing medicines, health equipment, drinking water, milk, and petroleum products.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The ministry said that the umbrella organization of the private sector has been requested to produce their production in full capacity regularly. The government has also asked such industries to inform the ministry if any hindrances surface in course of running the industries.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; RSS </span></span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 24: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court seeking entry for Nepali nationals living abroad into Nepal.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court seeking entry for Nepali nationals living abroad into Nepal.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding that the Nepali nationals living in foreign countries be allowed to enter Nepal. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to the national news agency, RSS, advocates Madhav Basnet and Meera Khadka Basnet filed the petition against the High-Level Committee to Control and Prevent Coronavirus and other government bodies arguing that the government&rsquo;s decision to impose travel restriction on Nepali nationals is unlawful. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">In the writ petition, the advocates have asked court to direct the government to rescue its nationals stranded in foreign countries if they are not able to return home during the crisis created by coronavirus.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">In a bid to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, the government had last week banned flights from dozens of countries affected by coronavirus. &nbsp;Those countries include all members of the European Union, Iran, Turkey, Malaysia, Japan among others. The government had even banned passengers using those countries as transit. The government has banned all flights to and from the Tribhuvan International Airport since Sunday.</span></span></span></p>

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			'summary' => 'March 24: The streets of  Kathmandu Valley wear a deserted look with the government enforcement of lockdown in view of possible outbreak of coronavirus in the country.    ',
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<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">A meeting of the High-Level Coronavirus Control and Prevention Coordination Committee on Monday evening deiced to enforce lockdown effective from March 24 (6.00am) till March 31 (6.00pm) to contain the spread of COVID-19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Following the confirmation of a second COVID-19 case in Kathmandu, the government took the decision to impose nationwide lockdown as per the Clause 2(2) of Infectious Disease Act-2020 to prevent the spread of virus to others. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">It may be noted that a 19-year Nepali girl who had returned from France via Qatar had tested positive for COVID-19. This is the second coronavirus infection case in Nepal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">With the lockdown in effect, no one is allowed to leave their houses except for urgent maters such as medical emergency and purchase of consumable goods. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">All vehicular movement of private and public sectors have been banned except emergency vehicles, including those holding special permits, security personnel and medics.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Superintendent of Police Jeevan Kumar Shrestha, Spokesperson at the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division said with the enforcement of lockdown very few vehicles are plying on the roads of Kathmadnu Valley. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">&quot;The vehicles carrying most-essential goods and those having passes are only operating,&quot; he shared.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Quite a nominal number of people are seen walking on the road with the enforcement of no-permission for people to leave their house except for urgent matters.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">In case of violating the directives under the lockdown, one can be sentenced to jail for up to six months or penalized Rs 600 or has to face both punitive actions. &nbsp; - RSS </span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">On Monday, the government confirmed the second case of coronavirus in the country. According to Health Minister Bhanubhakta Dhakal, a 19-year-old Nepali student who returned home from France last week tested positive for the deadly disease a day ago.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">Following the detection of the deadly virus that has claimed more than 15,000 lives across the globe, a high level coordination committee to prevent the spread of COVID-19 headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokharel decided to take strict measures to prevent the disease from spreading among the masses.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Sunday had decided to impose the lockdown upon the recommendation of the committee to prevent further damage to the health of the population and the country&rsquo;s economy, informed Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada during a press conference on Monday. Among other measures, the cabinet meeting also decided to close the country&rsquo;s international borders with India and China for a week. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The government has ordered the people not to venture out of their houses unless absolutely necessary. The government order however doesn&rsquo;t bar people from purchasing essential goods like food and medicines. All private and public vehicles have been banned except for the ones belonging to security forces and health workers. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The eight-point declaration issued by the government does not allow the public to get out of their houses except for buying essential food stuffs and for medical treatment.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The government has ordered the closure of all institutions except those that provide essential services including security agencies, food supplies, drinking water, milk, electricity, information and communication, customs, quarantine, waste management among others.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">All domestic flights have also been suspended for a week. The government has instructed the owners of private institutions to provide leave for workers.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">Anyone defying the government orders will be punished in accordance to the Infectious Disease Act 2020. The government has issued a circular to all the district administration offices to enforce its decision and to maintain law and order under the Local Governance Act 2028, if required.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The government has also urged the suppliers to ensure smooth supply of medicines in the market.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">Meanwhile, the government has issued stern warning to anyone involved in black marketing.</span></span></span></p>

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			'title' => 'Second Nepali Tests Positive for COVID-19: Health Ministry',
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			'summary' => 'March 23: A Nepali national who returned home from France via Qatar last week has tested positive for COVID-19.',
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<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed the case amid an emergency press conference organized in the capital on Monday.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to a spokesperson at the ministry, the person was in self-quarantine after returning home from France last Tuesday (March 17). The person is currently undergoing treatment at Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku. According to the government , the patient has been isolated and everyone who came into contact with the person have been quarantined.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Out of 600 samples tested for COVID-19, only one tested positive, the ministry said during the press conference chaired by Health Minister Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This is the second case of coronavirus reported in Nepal. Earlier, a Nepali student returning home from Wuhan of China had tested positive for the disease in January. But the government claims that the patient has fully recovered and returned home.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The ministry has urged one and all to adopt precautionary measures to avoid the deadly disease that has already&nbsp; spread to 193 countries and claimed over 14000 lives.</span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 26: The government has decided to open the border points with China to ease the flow of goods between the two countries.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 26: The government has decided to open the border points with China to ease the flow of goods between the two countries.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">A meeting of the high-level committee to prevent coronavirus on Wednesday (March 25) decided to open the customs points in the northern frontier to facilitate import and export of goods. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The border with China has remained closed since the last two months. The main customs points between Nepal and China had been closed after China reported increase in cases of coronavirus in late January. Nepal-bound goods had remained stuck across the border due to the closure.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">With the latest decision to open the border points, the customs offices of Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani will now resume trade between the two countries. However, the authorities concerned have been strictly ordered to follow the health protocol.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The council of ministers had decided on Monday to close the international borders of Nepal but the decision was aimed at curbing the movement of people. </span></span></span></p>

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			'summary' => 'March 26: The government has decided to open the banking sector which remains paralyzed due to the nationwide lockdown imposed since Tuesday.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 26: The government has decided to open the banking sector which remains paralyzed due to the nationwide lockdown imposed since Tuesday.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The high-level committee to prevent coronavirus on Wednesday (March 25) decided to open the banking sector as it falls under the essential services.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">As per the decision taken by the committee headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokharel, the banking service will be resumed in coordination between the Home Ministry and the Finance Ministry.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Some banks have been providing limited services through selected branches while most of the branches remained shut across the country ever since the lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Outside the Kathmandu valley, the district administration offices allowed BFIs to operate only one branch each.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">President of Nepal Bankers&rsquo; Association Bhuvan Dahal said that the provincial governments did not allow them to operate in full strength outside the capital city. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">According to Dahal, commercial banks couldn&rsquo;t provide any service in cities like Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa, Janakpur due to the lockdown.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Cambria">However, Dahal said that the banks have ensured that the ATMs do not run out of cash.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">Meanwhile, the banks are preparing to start cashless transaction through electronic means in an effort to stop the possible spread of coronavirus from paper money. This move would also significantly reduce the number of customers in BFIs as well as the threat posed by the deadly virus, that has caused havoc across the globe.</span></span></p>

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			'summary' => 'March 26: The government has decided to return foreigners facing the brunt of lockdown in Nepal back to their respective countries.',
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<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">A meeting of the high-level committee to prevent coronavirus on Wednesday (March 25) decided to airlift the foreigners stranded in different parts of the country and bring them to the capital first. The rescued foreigners will then be sent back to their respective countries right from the airport.&nbsp; </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">As per the decision, the foreigners will be kept in quarantine at hotels near the airport until their flight gets fixed. The tourists will have to bear their own expenses while staying in the hotels.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">Around 300 tourists are reportedly stranded in Lukla while many others are scattered in different parts of the country.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">According to media reports, foreign missions in Nepal have started showing concerns to trace their citizens stranded in the country. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-family:Arial">The Department of Immigration has informed that around 10,000 tourists who had arrived in Nepal in March are yet to return back to their countries.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri">&nbsp;</span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'Third Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in Nepal',
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			'summary' => 'March 25 : A third person was tested positive for COVID-19 in Nepal. ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 25 : A third person was tested positive for COVID-19 in Nepal. According to the state-run Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS), Information Officer at the Ministry of Health and Population, Ganesh Shreevastav, confirmed the case on Wednesday (March 25).</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">Shreevastav &nbsp;further said that the person who tested positive on Wednesday has been receiving treatment at an isolation ward of Shukraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Control Hospital, Teku. Firther details about the person is currently not available.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">This is the third confirmed case of the deadly COVID-19 in Nepal. Recently, a 19-year-old Nepali student who had returned home from France last week had tested positive for the virus on Sunday. There were concerns that other persons who returned in the same flight to Nepal along with the infected person via Qatar might also have contracted the disease.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">Government authorities have said they are trying to trace all the persons on board the plane and test them for coronavirus, which has created widespread havoc across the world.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">The first case of coronavirus in Nepal was recorded in January when a Nepali student returning from Wuhan of China, where the virus is believed to have originated, tested&nbsp; positive. He has already recovered and returned home, according to government officials.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial">According to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, a total of 687 persons have been tested for COVID-19, out of which only three were positive. </span></span></span></span></p>
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			'summary' => 'March 25: Petroleum Dealers' National Association of Nepal has called for providing petroleum products only for very essential purposes.  ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 25: Petroleum Dealers&#39; National Association of Nepal has called for providing petroleum products only for very essential purposes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The association&#39;s president Lilendra Prasad Pradhan said that fuel stations have been urged to supply petroleum products only for very essential purposes as per the government&#39;s request.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to him, the proprietors of fuel stations within Kathmandu Valley have also been asked to put up notice with this message outside their petrol stations.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">&quot;We have issued instructions to the petrol pumps to put up notice outside the gasoline stations and provide fuel only to the vehicles carrying essentials, the ambulances and the vehicles issued permits by the government,&quot; Pradhan said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">He said the vehicles used for very essential services can fill up at any petrol station in the Kathmandu Valley and the petrol pumps have sufficient amount of petrol in stock. -RSS</span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'Government Allows its Citizens Stranded Across the Border to Enter Nepal',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The government has allowed Nepali nationals stranded across the Nepal- India border to enter the country on Tuesday (March 24). ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24: The government has allowed Nepali nationals stranded across the Nepal- India border to enter the country on Tuesday (March 24). They were stranded after the government sealed the international borders earlier this week to check the spread of the deadly Covid-19 which has already killed more than 18,000 people across the world, according to the latest update.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">However, those coming to Nepal from across the border&nbsp;&nbsp; were allowed entry on condition that they stay in quarantine for two weeks. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to government spokesperson Yuba Raj Khatiwada, the quarantine arrangement would be managed in coordination with the local administration and provincial governments.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Khatiwada, who heads the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, said that the one-off decision was taken to allow the stranded Nepalis into the country considering that those people were not well informed about the border closure and lockdown.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Emerging after a meeting of the high-level committee to prevent the spread of coronavirus, </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Minister Khatiwada said that &nbsp;the &nbsp;government has decided to urge the private sectors to bring in medical equipment in view of the short supply in the domestic market. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to the minister, efforts would be made to bring the medical kits from China and India in collaboration with the private sector as the government&rsquo;s process would take a long time.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Minister Khatiwada added that the meeting also decided to regulate the supply chain. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The meeting also concluded that there was no need to clamp curfew at the moment as most of the people have abided by the government directive to stay home. Khatiwda further said that the government might reconsider its decision if the people do not follow the orders.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Anyone disobeying the order would be prosecuted in accordance to the Infectious Disease Act, 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The government has urged the people not to leave home except for urgent situation like treatment and to procure essential food items. </span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => '68 persons, 1,000 Vehicles Taken Under Control for Defying Lockdown Order    ',
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			'summary' => 'March 25: Police on Tuesday took under control 68 persons for defying lockdown ordered by the government for preventing the spread of COVID-19.     ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 25: Police on Tuesday took under control 68 persons for defying lockdown ordered by the government for preventing the spread of COVID-19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The Nepal Police Headquarters shared that they were held from various parts of the country as they did not follow the police suggestion relating to prevention of coronavirus in view of the stay-home order. Kailali police arrested 31 while Kapilvastu 14, Rupandehi seven, Sunsari four, Parsa three, Siraha and Kanchanpur two each and Dhanusha one.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Similarly, a total of 1,571 vehicles were impounded from different places for defying the lockdown order. The police have been making further enquiry with those defying the order. -- RSS</span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'BFIs Providing Service Through Limited Branches',
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			'summary' => 'March 25: The regular operation of banks and financial institutions was affected on Tuesday due to the lockdown announced by the government. ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">March 25: The regular operation of banks and financial institutions was affected on Tuesday due to the lockdown announced by the government. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">According to the BFI operators, some banks provided limited services through selected branches while most of the branches remained shut across the country.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Outside the Kathmandu valley, the district administration offices allowed BFIs to operate only one branch each. Therefore, each of the banks and financial institutions opened only one branch each.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">President of Nepal Bankers&rsquo; Association Bhuvan Dahal said that the provincial governments did not allow them to operate in full strength outside the capital city. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">According to Dahal, commercial banks couldn&rsquo;t provide any service in cities like Nepalgunj, Bhairahawa, Janakpur due to the lockdown.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">However, Dahal said that the banks have ensured that the ATMs do not run out of cash.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">Development Banks also opened only limited branches as per the government instruction, informed Govinda Prasad Dhakal, chairman of Nepal Development Bankers&rsquo; Association.</span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'WHO Warns of 'Accelerating' Pandemic',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, Reuters reported.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">March 24: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, Reuters reported.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">According to the news agency, more than 300,000 cases have now been recorded and infections reported from nearly every country. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">While it took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus, it took only 11 days for the second 100,000 cases, and just four days for the third 100,000 cases, Reuters quoted WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as saying. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not helpless bystanders. We can change the trajectory of this pandemic,&rdquo; Tedros told an online briefing for more than 300 journalists. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">According to Reuters, he called for global political commitment to change the trajectory of the pandemic, urging countries to take both defensive and attacking measures. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;Asking people to stay at home and other social distancing measures are an important way of slowing down the spread of the virus and buying time, but they are defensive measures,&rdquo; Reuters quoted him as saying. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;To win we need to attack the virus with aggressive and targeted tactics: testing every suspect case, isolating and caring for every confirmed case and tracing and quarantining every close contact.&rdquo; </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">Tedros, citing &ldquo;alarming reports&rdquo; of large numbers of infections among health workers around the world, said he would urge leaders of the Group of 20 countries this week to boost production of protective gear and avoid export bans. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">The Group of 20, is a forum for the world&rsquo;s 19 largest advanced and emerging economies, including the European Union, which Tedros said accounted for more than 80 percent of global gross domestic product (GDP). It is presided over by Saudi Arabia this year. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&nbsp;Meanwhile, India on Monday announced a halt to domestic flights and said the majority of the country was under complete lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">According to Reuters, India has reported 471 cases but health experts have warned a big jump could be imminent, which would overwhelm the underfunded and crumbling public health infrastructure. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;The future of this pandemic to a greater extent will be determined by what happens with very large, densely populated countries,&rdquo; said Dr Mike Ryan, the WHO&rsquo;s top emergencies expert. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times">&ldquo;So it&rsquo;s really, really important that India continues to take aggressive action at the public health level and at the level of society to contain, control and suppress this disease and to save lives.&rdquo;</span></span></p>

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			'title' => ' Virus-hit Wuhan to Lift Outbound Travel Restrictions on April 8 ',
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			'summary' => 'March 24 : Wuhan, the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus is believed to have originated, will lift outbound travel restrictions from April 8 after over two months of lockdown, Xinhua reported citing the local authorities on Tuesday. ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24 : Wuhan, the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus is believed to have originated, will lift outbound travel restrictions from April 8 after over two months of lockdown, Xinhua reported citing the local authorities on Tuesday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">People in Wuhan will be allowed to leave the city and Hubei Province if they hold a green health code, meaning no contact with any infected or suspected COVID-19 cases, according to a circular issued by the provincial COVID-19 control headquarters. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">&nbsp;<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The circular states that Wuhan will take differentiated measures to promote the resumption of business operations based on the health risks of different regions to mitigate the impact on the economy, according to Xinhua.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">&ldquo;Other areas in Hubei will lift outbound transportation restrictions from Wednesday. Migrant workers who hold green codes and negative nucleic acid testing results will be sent out of the province to their workplace directly.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to Xinhua, Hubei will continue to postpone the opening of schools until further notice.</span>　&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">On January 23, Wuhan had declared unprecedented traffic restrictions, including suspending the city&#39;s public transport and all outbound flights and trains, in an attempt to contain the epidemic within its territory. Similar restrictions were soon introduced in other areas in Hubei.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">One new confirmed COVID-19 case was reported Monday in Wuhan after the city had seen zero new reports for five consecutive days. The case was the sole new confirmed case reported in Hubei Province on Monday. -- Xinhua/RSS</span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'Government urges Industries Producing Essential goods to Operate in Full Capacity ',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The government has called upon the industries producing daily essentials to run in full capacity.   ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24: The government has called upon the industries producing daily essentials to run in full capacity.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Issuing a press statement on Tuesday (March 24), the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies urged the industries producing medicines, health equipment, daily essentials, drinking water, milk and petroleum products to run in the full swing though the government has announced a lockdown across the nation. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Spokesperson at the ministry Prakash Dahal said that such industries are requested to make arrangements of supplies from industries to the markets in a regular manner and to stock raw materials required.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Similarly, the ministry urged the government and private industries to give leave to employees and staff except for employees and staff working at industries producing medicines, health equipment, drinking water, milk, and petroleum products.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">The ministry said that the umbrella organization of the private sector has been requested to produce their production in full capacity regularly. The government has also asked such industries to inform the ministry if any hindrances surface in course of running the industries.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; RSS </span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'Writ Petition Filed at Supreme Court against International Travel Restriction',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court seeking entry for Nepali nationals living abroad into Nepal.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court seeking entry for Nepali nationals living abroad into Nepal.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding that the Nepali nationals living in foreign countries be allowed to enter Nepal. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">According to the national news agency, RSS, advocates Madhav Basnet and Meera Khadka Basnet filed the petition against the High-Level Committee to Control and Prevent Coronavirus and other government bodies arguing that the government&rsquo;s decision to impose travel restriction on Nepali nationals is unlawful. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">In the writ petition, the advocates have asked court to direct the government to rescue its nationals stranded in foreign countries if they are not able to return home during the crisis created by coronavirus.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">In a bid to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, the government had last week banned flights from dozens of countries affected by coronavirus. &nbsp;Those countries include all members of the European Union, Iran, Turkey, Malaysia, Japan among others. The government had even banned passengers using those countries as transit. The government has banned all flights to and from the Tribhuvan International Airport since Sunday.</span></span></span></p>

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<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria">&nbsp;</span></span></p>

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			'title' => ' Kathmandu Valley wears a Deserted Look with Lockdown Enforcement ',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The streets of  Kathmandu Valley wear a deserted look with the government enforcement of lockdown in view of possible outbreak of coronavirus in the country.    ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">March 24: The streets of </span>&nbsp;<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Kathmandu Valley wear a deserted look with the government enforcement of lockdown in view of possible outbreak of coronavirus in the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">A meeting of the High-Level Coronavirus Control and Prevention Coordination Committee on Monday evening deiced to enforce lockdown effective from March 24 (6.00am) till March 31 (6.00pm) to contain the spread of COVID-19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Following the confirmation of a second COVID-19 case in Kathmandu, the government took the decision to impose nationwide lockdown as per the Clause 2(2) of Infectious Disease Act-2020 to prevent the spread of virus to others. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">It may be noted that a 19-year Nepali girl who had returned from France via Qatar had tested positive for COVID-19. This is the second coronavirus infection case in Nepal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">With the lockdown in effect, no one is allowed to leave their houses except for urgent maters such as medical emergency and purchase of consumable goods. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">All vehicular movement of private and public sectors have been banned except emergency vehicles, including those holding special permits, security personnel and medics.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Superintendent of Police Jeevan Kumar Shrestha, Spokesperson at the Metropolitan Traffic Police Division said with the enforcement of lockdown very few vehicles are plying on the roads of Kathmadnu Valley. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">&quot;The vehicles carrying most-essential goods and those having passes are only operating,&quot; he shared.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">Quite a nominal number of people are seen walking on the road with the enforcement of no-permission for people to leave their house except for urgent matters.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><br />
<span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Unicode MS&quot;">In case of violating the directives under the lockdown, one can be sentenced to jail for up to six months or penalized Rs 600 or has to face both punitive actions. &nbsp; - RSS </span></span></span></p>
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			'title' => 'Government Imposes Week-long Lockdown Across the Nation',
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			'summary' => 'March 24: The government has imposed a lockdown for a week starting from Tuesday morning (March 24) to contain the spread of coronavirus after a new case was detected in the country. ',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">March 24: The government has imposed a lockdown for a week starting from Tuesday morning (March 24) to contain the spread of coronavirus after a new case was detected in the country. The lockdown will remain in effect from 6 am on March 24 till March 31.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">On Monday, the government confirmed the second case of coronavirus in the country. According to Health Minister Bhanubhakta Dhakal, a 19-year-old Nepali student who returned home from France last week tested positive for the deadly disease a day ago.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">Following the detection of the deadly virus that has claimed more than 15,000 lives across the globe, a high level coordination committee to prevent the spread of COVID-19 headed by Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokharel decided to take strict measures to prevent the disease from spreading among the masses.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Sunday had decided to impose the lockdown upon the recommendation of the committee to prevent further damage to the health of the population and the country&rsquo;s economy, informed Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada during a press conference on Monday. Among other measures, the cabinet meeting also decided to close the country&rsquo;s international borders with India and China for a week. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The government has ordered the people not to venture out of their houses unless absolutely necessary. The government order however doesn&rsquo;t bar people from purchasing essential goods like food and medicines. All private and public vehicles have been banned except for the ones belonging to security forces and health workers. </span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The eight-point declaration issued by the government does not allow the public to get out of their houses except for buying essential food stuffs and for medical treatment.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The government has ordered the closure of all institutions except those that provide essential services including security agencies, food supplies, drinking water, milk, electricity, information and communication, customs, quarantine, waste management among others.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">All domestic flights have also been suspended for a week. The government has instructed the owners of private institutions to provide leave for workers.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">Anyone defying the government orders will be punished in accordance to the Infectious Disease Act 2020. The government has issued a circular to all the district administration offices to enforce its decision and to maintain law and order under the Local Governance Act 2028, if required.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">The government has also urged the suppliers to ensure smooth supply of medicines in the market.</span></span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Times"><span style="font-family:Arial">Meanwhile, the government has issued stern warning to anyone involved in black marketing.</span></span></span></p>

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			'title' => 'Second Nepali Tests Positive for COVID-19: Health Ministry',
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			'summary' => 'March 23: A Nepali national who returned home from France via Qatar last week has tested positive for COVID-19.',
			'content' => '<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">March 23: A Nepali national who returned home from France via Qatar last week has tested positive for COVID-19.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed the case amid an emergency press conference organized in the capital on Monday.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">According to a spokesperson at the ministry, the person was in self-quarantine after returning home from France last Tuesday (March 17). The person is currently undergoing treatment at Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku. According to the government , the patient has been isolated and everyone who came into contact with the person have been quarantined.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Out of 600 samples tested for COVID-19, only one tested positive, the ministry said during the press conference chaired by Health Minister Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This is the second case of coronavirus reported in Nepal. Earlier, a Nepali student returning home from Wuhan of China had tested positive for the disease in January. But the government claims that the patient has fully recovered and returned home.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The ministry has urged one and all to adopt precautionary measures to avoid the deadly disease that has already&nbsp; spread to 193 countries and claimed over 14000 lives.</span></span></p>
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Currency	Unit	Buy	Sell
U.S. Dollar	1	121.23	121.83
European Euro	1	131.65	132.31
UK Pound Sterling	1	142.47	143.18
Swiss Franc	1	124.29	124.90
Australian Dollar	1	71.69	72.05
Canadian Dollar	1	83.90	84.32
Japanese Yen	10	10.94	11.00
Chinese Yuan	1	17.17	17.26
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Petrol	1 Liter	106.00
Diesel	1 Liter	95.00
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