UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a nationwide lockdown to prevent the outbreak of the Coronavirus. Prime Minister Johnson also warned that police could be fined for violating the government's recent announcement in a message addressed to the countrymen through a TV address on Monday evening. The government had on Monday registered a bill in the Parliament of the Kingdom on emergency.
The UK government has banned the activities of public gatherings, unnecessary shops selling libraries, playgrounds and outdoor gyms, and places of worship.
After the announcement of the government, all public gatherings of more than two people except members of the same house will be banned.
After the Prime Minister's announcement, no restrictions are placed on the procurement of food or medicines, going to essential service functions, going alone in the open for physical exercise once a day, and helping those at risk for medical purposes.
The UK had earlier announced the closure of schools. Last week, Prime Minister Johnson announced a huge exemption in taxes on salaries, small and large businesses in the private sector, 80 percent of all citizens who were deprived of jobs due to the Coronavirus, publicizing a £ 330 billion special economic package for a British citizen.
Meanwhile, the British Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday urging its citizens abroad to return to the UK immediately. The government plans to send its own airplane to bring British nationals abroad on holiday or for short-term work. Officials said the concerned government is in talks to rescue British nationals who have been locked up in the country.
In the UK, 335 people have died due to coronavirus infection and 6 thousand 6 hundred 50 have been infected.
Meanwhile, Nepali communities based in the UK have also been affected by Coronavirus infection.
Ex Gorkha Leela Bahadur Rai passed away last week from corona infection in the UK while social campaigner Bhagwati Ranabhat has been hospitalized due to infection. Now both of their families are in Quarantine.
Non-resident Nepali Association (NRN) UK and Nepalese Embassy London, along with various organizations located here, have made special preparations for the safety of Nepalese. NRNA has even started a helpline.
Non-resident Nepali Association UK president Poonam Gurung issued an appeal on Monday urging the UK government to comply with the directive aimed at curbing the spread of the Coronavirus.
In this regard, the Nepalese Embassy in the UK will coordinate the exchange of information and cooperation between the Nepalese. A high-level committee has been formed under the coordination of Durga Bahadur Subedi. A committee comprising of active journalists based in the UK has also been formed to collect the information regarding the transit. Some social campaigners have also shown interest in helping Corona sufferers, including students who come to study in the UK.
