‘Bizarre’: Experts decry Minister Paudel’s ‘noble idea’ for dengue control

Paudel has floated the idea of halting all construction activities for 4 months to lessen the scourge of dengue-spreading mosquitoes.

In a worst-case scenario, up to 60,000 people across the country could get infected with the dengue virus this year. This is an estimation of the Ministry of Health and Population.