The District Administration Office, Parsa will impose curfew in Birgunj citing rising COVID-19 infection.
A meeting of the Emergency Operation Center, Parsa Friday afternoon has decided to impose an indefinite curfew in Birgunj Metropolitan City effective from five Saturday morning.
Nobody will be allowed outside home apart from essential works including treatment during the curfew while all kinds of services and offices apart from emergency ones will remain closed.
The administration has also decided to expand security patrol to stop secret arrival of people from India.
Those who have to come to Nepal due to emergency reasons can come through the Raxaul border but will be kept at the holding center following appropriate safety measures.