Kathmandu. The Ministry of Health and Population has directed to close night businesses. Night businesses and restaurants are urged to close after 9 p.m. The Ministry of Health and Population has urged the government to strictly close night businesses due to violations of public health standards and rising rates of corona in order to control the new variant of corona infection.

Co-spokesperson of the Ministry Dr. Sameer Kumar Adhikari has issued a notice urging all the district administration offices to make the use of masks outside the house and in public places mandatory as per the Infectious Diseases Act.