June 1: Government authorities have decided to extend the ongoing prohibitory order in Kathmandu valley for at  least a week with slight modifications, according to the state-owned national news agency RSS.   
A meeting of the chief district officers of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur on Tuesday (June 1)  decided to give continuity to the prohibitory order issued on May 28, RSS reported.    
According to the CDO of Bhaktapur Prem Prasad Bhattarai, retail and grocery shops as well as food stores and departmental stores will be allowed to open until 9 am each day from June 4 when the new order comes into effect.

Similarly, development works and construction activities will be allowed under certain conditions. The contractors need to arrange boarding facilities for the workers to undertake construction works.    
Likewise, vehicles carrying daily essentials and supplies can be operated following a fixed timetable. These activities had been curtailed by the May 28 decision. Other activities shall remain prohibited as per the previous decision.    
The modification comes in the wake of a declining rate of COVID-19 infection across the country since the past few days.    

The ongoing prohibitory order expires on June 3.