As number of COVID-19 cases exceeds 2,000, govt may declare public health emergency

Cabinet assembly scheduled at the moment is anticipated to take choice on the advice of well being ministry

KATHMU: The Ministry of Health Population (MoHP) has determined to advocate to the federal government to declare a state of public well being emergency because the variety of energetic COVID-19 circumstances within the nation has already exceeded 2,000.

A gathering on the MoHP on Wednesday determined to advocate to the federal government to declare a well being emergency as per the Infectious Disease Act, 1964.

As per the COVID-19 Health Emergency Response Plan, the federal government can declare a well being emergency after the variety of circumstances exceeds 2,000.

After the federal government declares a well being emergency, asymptomatic COVID-19 sufferers should keep at residence isolation.

According to Gunaraj Lohani, chief of the Incident Comm System on the MoHP, the ministry is really helpful that the federal government declare a public well being emergency because the variety of COVID-19 circumstances has been growing in three figures every single day.

In the meantime, a cupboard assembly is scheduled to be held this night. The assembly is anticipated to take a choice on the advice of the MoHP. Likewise, the assembly can be anticipated to take selections on easing the nationwide lockdown.

As of Thursday morning, the variety of coronavirus circumstances sts at greater than 2,300, with 9 deaths.