Kathmandu, Mar 12
The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has said that it would be in ready position to
support the government in preventing and controlling the spread of the nobel
coronavirus (Covid 19).
Its executive committee meeting on Thursday
has decided to run awareness campaign through its country-wide network in
collaboration with the UNDP and UNICEF.
“We have decided to run the campaign as the
World Health Organisation has announced the emergency situation and we are a
country with high risk of of the pandemic,” read a statement of the business
body.
The FNCCI has decided to form a task force
led by its Vice-President Umesh Lal Shrestha and collecte necessary equipment,
medicine and sanitary goods and distribute to the needy people.
It has also decided to request its provincial
chapters to run awareness programmes when it was necessary.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 13 March 2020. 
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