Authorities in the Nepalese capital on Wednesday extended the lockdown in Kathmandu and surrounding districts till May 12 due to the spike in Covid-19 cases.
Nepal on Tuesday recorded yet another highest single-day rise of 7,660 new cases of the coronavirus. The health ministry also confirmed 55 new deaths in the past 24 hours, which is so far the highest number of fatalities recorded in a single day.
The local authorities have extended the ongoing prohibitory orders in the Kathmandu Valley till May 12.
The decision to extend the lockdown by another one week in three districts Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur comes as the Covid-19 cases continue to rise every day across Nepal, authorities said.