KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has urged the general public to stay where they are and celebrate the Dashain and Tihar festivals.
During a daily virtual media briefing by the Ministry, Dr Jageshwar Gautam, spokesperson for the MoHP, urged the public to stay home and celebrate the festivals.
Celebrating Tihar the sustainable way
Earlier on Saturday, the health ministry had also asked the general public to visit the Kathmandu Valley only in cases of emergency.
The ministry has been urging the public to avoid unnecessary travel as the country has been hit hard by COVID-19.
On Sunday alone, Nepal recorded 2,253 new cases of COVID-19, including 1,599 in the Kathmandu Valley.
The transmission of COVID-19 on a larger scale is feared as the festive season in Nepal is just a couple of weeks away. Nepalis travel from one place to another, mostly with their families, during this period.
