Meeting of the Council of Ministers to decide on the shutdown

KATHMANDU: MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2021 – The cabinet meeting is being held on Monday (today). Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali informed that the meeting will be held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar at 5 pm. “Yes, the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers is about to take place,” Minister Gyawali told Makalu Khabar. “It discusses other issues, especially the recommendations made by the CCMC.”

A meeting of the CCMC on Sunday had recommended a nationwide lockdown. The CCMC had recommended the government to impose a ban, if not a shutdown.

Similarly, it was recommended that the District Covid Crisis Management Center (DCCMC) could impose a ban on 200 infected people in hilly areas and 500 in urban areas. Today’s meeting will specifically discuss and decide on this issue.