Kathmandu, Aug. 27 -- On August 18, chief district officers of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur decided to issue prohibitory orders for the three districts in the Valley for a week effective from August 19 midnight.

The total number of Covid-19 cases for the Valley until August 19 stood at 2,498, according to the Health Ministry.

In the first week of the prohibitionary orders, the Valley's Covid-19 tally had reached 4,019, an increase of 1,521 cases. On Wednesday alone, 301 new cases were reported, a record single day increase.

Between July 22, the day the lockdown was lifted, and August 18, the Valley had reported 1,957 Covid-19 cases.

As expected by many, the chief district officers of the Valley on Wednesday decided to extend the ...