The District Administration Office, Lalitpur has decided to halt all the services other than essential ones from Thursday.

Saying that the Covid-19 cases have been increasing rapidly of late in the Kathmandu Valley and some of the staffers of the office have also tested positive for Covid-19, the office has decided to halt all the services except for emergency ones until further notice.

Chief District Officer Ghamshyam Upadhyay said that the office has stopped issuing citizenship certificates and national identity cards among others from today.