20 March 2020, Kathmandu
The government has decided to close all offices except those providing emergency services from March 22 to April 3.
In an address to the nation, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli encouraged people to provide services through electronic means to work from home.
However, as shared by Nepal Gazette, essential services include postal, telephone service, transporting passenger and goods through water, land and airways, printing and government press, communication service, internal security service, drinking water, services related to tourist shelter, petroleum products, hospital, banking, insurance, electricity and transport, storage, delivery of daily essentials and weather forecasting among others.
