Kathmandu, May 4 -- As Covid-19 cases continue their record-breaking rise every day, the three district chiefs of Kathmandu Valley agreed on Tuesday to extend the lockdown announced on 29 April for two weekstill 12 May.

The decision was taken with further restrictions on movement, and people not allowed to be on the roads unless for funerals or hospitaltreatment. Market-times have also been shortened to 7-9AM only.

All domestic flights in Nepal have been suspended, althoughhelicopter rescues and some charter flights were allowed to operate on Tuesday.

From Wednesday midnight, the government has also suspendedall international flights till 14 May, allowing only two flights a week betweenKathmandu and Delhi.

This last decision has come ...