INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU:Over 450 cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in the Kathmandu valley on Friday.
The Health Ministry recorded 454
infections in the valley of which 386 were registered in Kathmandu alone
Meanwhile, 32 new cases were detected in Lalitpur and 36 in Bhaktapur.
The highest single-day jump in the valley was recorded on Tuesday
where 481 cases were logged.
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The active cases of viral
infection in Kathmandu only has crossed 5000, while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur are gradually observing an increase.
Kathmandu still remains the
district with the most number of live Covid-19 cases in the country
Lalitpur and Kathmandu along with Morang, Sunsari Dhanusha, Parsa, Bara, Mahottari, Rautahat, Sarlahi, Chitwan and Rupandehi have over 500
active cases.
Likewise, six districts mdash; Dolpa, Mugu, Humla, Solukhumbu, Mustang, and Tapelejung mdash; have zero active infections.
The
three districts in the valley are currently under a prohibitory order till September 9, as necessitated by the worsening condition of rising
infection.
Meanwhile, District Administrative Office of Lalitpur has issued a curfew in areas within Ring Road of Lalitpur as locals on
Thursday gathered on the streets to commence the Machhindranath Jatra procession denying the ongoing pandemic lockdown in the valley
The situation in the area got tensed after police intervention and the subsequent locals retaliation.
The country saw as many as 14 Covid-19
deaths today with which the countrys Covid-19 death-toll has reached 271.
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