Kathmandu, May 10 -- The District Covid Crisis Management Centre (DCCMC) has recommended extending the lockdown in Kathmandu Valley by two more weeks following a meeting of the mayors of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts.

The ongoing restrictions enforced from 29 May for 15 days ends on Wednesday. And as of Monday, 70 out of 77 of Nepal's districts have been placed under some form of lockdown to contain the second wave of the pandemic that is sweeping across the country.

"We have suggested two more weeks of prohibitory orders given that the rate of infection has not gone down, but we have yet to finalise that decision," said Kathmandu Chief District Officer Kali Prasad Prajuli, adding that the discussion on Sunday focused prim...