March 4: All sorts of prohibitory orders issued earlier in the Kathmandu Valley following the increase in COVID-19 cases have been lifted with the decline in infection rate.

The prohibitory orders will be removed from March 5. All three districts in the valley (Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur) confirmed this on Friday. With this, activities relating to politics, economy, society, education and other professions will resume in full-fledge by following health protocols.    

The decision to lift the prohibitory orders was taken in line with the Local Administration Act, 2028, the Infectious Disease Act, 2020, the smart lockdown procedure, 2078, risk control regulation and prohibition of COVID-19, recommendations of the COVID-19 Crisis Management Coordination Centre, and the decisions taken by the Council of Ministers, the state-owned national news agency RSS reported.    

The district administration offices of all three districts of the valley thanked the people for helping the government in the prevention and control of the virus by abiding by the prohibitory orders.