Dengue shows no sign of slowing in winter, 300 infected in January and February

Health officials say that no preventive measures were implemented this year due to the government’s focus on elections.

Dengue continues to spread through Nepal even in the dead of winter, as 146 people were infected in January and 136 in February this year, according to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division shows. Like in the previous years, infection of the deadly virus continues year-round.