A meeting of the chiefs of all 16 local units in the district also decided to enforce odd-even vehicle rule from Tuesday amid coronavirus concerns.

The provincial authorities are yet to step up preventive measures to curb further spread of Covid-19, say health officials in Lumbini, where 238 new cases were reported in last 24 hours.

Health officials are concerned about cases increasing in all districts of the province that borders with India.

Many owners used the pandemic downtime to expand their properties and upgrade the facilities.

Nepal No 1 Koirala of Biratnagar registered a straight set win of 6-3, 6-1 over Avilasha Bista while men's Rana of Butwal saw off Santosh Khatri 6-3, 7-5 to defend the title.

The enterprising woman says she doesn't need to buy vegetables and fruits from the market anymore.

Home births have picked up in some parts of the district during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Frustrated by the delays, locals have formed a struggle committee to press authorities to work faster.

The hospital had received three ventilators from provincial government but there are no staff to operate them.

The district administration has enforced a four-day-long prohibitory order in major places of Butwal starting Sunday morning.

Four persons died in monsoon-induced disasters in Rupandehi and Makwanpur on Friday and Saturday.

Health workers have not reached out to every patient in home isolation for lack of manpower and resources, say local authorities.

As a result of travel restrictions, farmers in the region say they are unable to transport produce to the market or purchase feed and many of their fish are dying.

Tilottama Municipality’s decision to set up an isolation centre in Banbatika, Ward No 2 has been on hold since Puspalal Park has denied the municipality’s request to use the park’s building as an isolation centre.

Gurung’s Lumbini Organic Farm and Research Centre produces 28 kinds of fruits.