Kathmandu, Sep 2 (PTI) The authorities in Nepal's capital Kathmandu have extended the prohibitory orders for another week until September 9, in view of the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the valley's three districts.

The two week-long prohibitory order imposed by the authorities in Kathmandu expires on Wednesday midnight.

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A virtual meeting of the Chief District Officers of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur took the decision.

With 388 new cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, Kathmandu valley's COVID-19 tally has crossed 6,000, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.

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Nepal has allowed international flights' operation from September 1 to bring in its citizens stranded across the world due to the pandemic.

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