Health Ministry directs health institutions across Nepal to prepare against possible spread of omicron variant

Kathmandu: Health Ministry has issued a seven-point directive to health institutions across the country for preparing against the possible spread of omicron variant of COVID-19.

The Ministry’s Epidemiology and Disease Control Division Director Dr Krishna Prasad Poudel said the health directorates in all seven provinces, district health offices in the entire 77 districts and all the local levels across the country were accountable for the directive.

The Division has also urged the public not to create and join gatherings, requesting for taking all preventive measures including the regular use of mask.

Similarly, the bodies concerned have been directed to identify the vulnerable zone, ensure the COVID-test, manage proper management of infected and conduct contact tracing with the availability of quarantine and test facilities.