Alertness at Birgunj check point after Covid menace in neighbouring country

Birgunj, June 3: The Birgunj check point is under close watch after the increasing cases of Covid infection in the neighbouring country, India.    
    
The people entering Nepal have been kept in surveillance. Brief health check up is conducted among the passengers of train entering Nepal.    
    
The meeting of Parsa district health crisis management committee held on May 29 had decided to make effective the health check up at border area in a bid to prevent spread of disease.    
    
Mayor of Birgunj Metropolitan City, Rajesh Man Singh, inspected the health desk set up at border and directed the concerned officials to maintain further alertness.    
    
"In view of Covid cases on rise in the bordering country, we've been aware and put in place the preventive measures. The health desk at border will be further effective," he informed.  (RSS)