KATHMANDU: As some improvements in the new lockdown modality were
expected with a decrease in the official number of cases of coronavirus
infection, the government made a surprising move on Tuesday to fully lift the
lockdown.
First, on
Monday, the Cabinet declared the resumption of all flights from 17 August,
which was followed by Tuesday's decision to restore tourism and long-haul
transport services. Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada, the government spokesman, then
told the media that the lockdown would see an end starting midnight Tuesday.
However, the
government has agreed, following the end of the lockout, that a few activities
will still face temporary ban while a few more activities will be added to the
'full' list.
Services resuming operations with effect from
30 July, in addition to pre-existing services:
•
Pubs,
Hotels
•
Activities
in tourism including camping, trekking, mountaineering
Operations
resumed from August 17
• Short and long-distance public transport within and
between the districts
• Commercial (and other) international and domestic
flights;
• Global (training and preliminary stage) sports;
Student
admittances and tests
• Here are the
services left inactive until further notice:
• Educational
institutions (including hospitals, colleges, and tuition centers)
• All types of
conferences, workshops, and training
• Fitness centers
(cinema halls, dance bars, party palaces)
• All manner of
marches, forums, rallies
• All Social /
Religious centers
• Living rooms,
parlors
•
Gyms,
Sports Clubs
•
Team
games, games on the fields and in stadiums
• • Bookshops, museums, zoos
