Kathmandu, 25 April : The High-Level Coordination Committee for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 has recommended that the government-imposed nationwide lockdown be extended by another week. According to  media reports, a taskforce under the committee was given the responsibility to prepare a new modality for lockdown. The taskforce has suggested that the lockdown be extended by a week, following which a new modality could be taken into consideration. Keeping in mind the impact of COVID-19 at different places, loosening of the lockdown could be considered afterwards. People's News Monitoring Service