Following the number of people entering Kathmandu become probable of source spreading virus spread within the valley, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a circular today to all local levels of the valley to seal off all the entry points to the valley.

The meeting has also decided to mandatory the RDT test and quarantine for those who want to enter the valley. Metropolitan City and Municipality will provide paid quarantine facilities to the valley entrants and their mandatory Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT).

According to a decision, the meeting also decided to seal off each and every entry points to the capital city and to set up quarantine at hotels and community buildings at local levels for those who enter the valley.

Chaired by Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa, the meeting also decided to seal off all the entry channels to the Kathmandu Valley.

The Home Ministry circular has come a week after a joint meeting of chiefs local levels in the Valley and security officers under the chairmanship of the Home Minister on May 14.