Political parties’ lack of concern about Covid may prove costly for the country, experts warn

Doctors say political parties should be role models for people and work for public safety and well being.

Amid a growing risk of spread of Omicron, a highly contagious variant of SARS-COV-2, that causes Covid-19, the national conventions of Nepal’s major political parties—CPN-UML, Nepali Congress, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), Rastriya Prajatantra Party—have either just concluded or are about to start.