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Women and Social Affairs Committee under the House of Representatives has directed the government to study the impact of Corona epidemic on the society.
The committee meeting held at Singha Durbar on Friday directed Office of the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Women and Children to study the impact of Corona epidemic and implement a qualitative increase in the social flow.
Similarly, the meeting has directed government to make new legal and policy arrangements in the current situation to address epidemic, as well as to pay special attention to the gender gap in the mentioned issues.
Committee chairperson Niru Devi Pal said that the impact of the epidemic was mainly on the workers and the vulnerable groups and the daily life of such groups was difficult due to the epidemic.
Chairperson Pal said that the meeting had recently seen a crowd at Shukraraj Hospital for PCR test and directed Ministry of Health to give priority to senior citizens of women and children and persons with different disabilities.
During the meeting, lawmakers said that the community affected by corona should get support from the local level. Lawmakers said that state should address this issue in a proper manner as it would affect the mental and physical condition of the children due to corona.
