Authorities in Nepal’s capital have asked residents not to slaughter or consume animals and birds over fears of a pandemic in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake that rocked the Himalayan nation. Issuing a public notice, the Kathmandu District Administration has appealed to not to consume meat-related food items for the time being. The authorities believe that the selling of meat would add to sanitation and health-related complications as several agencies fear the outbreak of a pandemic. There had been epidemic of swine flu some time before the earthquake and few people have also been infected in Kathmandu with the deadly H1N1 virus.
Shirish B Pradhan
