INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress leader Gagan Thapa on Wednesday offered support to the government while submitting an eleven point paper
elaborating on necessary steps that need to be considered immediately in order to address concerns surrounding COVID-19 spread.
Thapa had
written a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokhrel, who also heads the high-level coordination committee for the control and
prevention of coronavirus, suggesting the government of the immediate measures needed to be taken and ideas that can be incorporated to fill
the gaps that exist in preparatory measures.
The letter contains multi-dimensional suggestions on the impending issue
Thapa has provided sub-points for and elaborated on the following areas : immigration, preparation for tasks that come under Health Ministry
jurisdiction, matters concerning citizens currently away from the country, dissemination of information, social distancing, contact tracing,
supply management and market monitoring, problems faced by the financial sector, hospital waste management system, management of regular
health services, pocket area lock down when required.
Thapa said he forwarded his suggestions in a bid to provide support to the government
in its endeavour to fight the possible spread of the aggressive virus and has offered further help if the authorities require any from
him.
READ THE 11-pt LETTER
On March 1, the former health minister had also tabled a proposal of public interest asking the government to
come up with a solid action plan for the awareness and preparedness against threat from coronavirus.
The government launched some drastic
measures to counter novel coronavirus threat, appealing to the people not to leave their homes unless it was urgent, on March 8.
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NC leader Gagan Thapa forwards 11-pt suggestions to govt to tackle COVID-19 appeared first on The Himalayan Times.
