Kathmandu: The government has indicated that a health emergency may be declared. A meeting of the steering committee of the Covid-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC) has discussed the recently issued ordinance on Covid management. The ordinance states that a health emergency can be declared.

The Government of Nepal may declare a Covid-19 Health Emergency by publishing a notice in the Nepal Gazette for the prevention, control, diagnosis and treatment of any serious impact on public health due to the Covid-19 infection. It is written in Article 3 of the Management Ordinance.

The ordinance provides for what happens if a health emergency is declared:

- To ask the health institution to diagnose and treat the infected.

- Health institutions will be taken under control and operated as per the need.

- To employ doctors or health workers working in any health institution for the diagnosis and treatment of Covid 19.