Kathmandu should not rush to reopen schools as children are at risk, experts say

City is reportedly preparing to reopen schools next week. Stakeholders suspect the decision is guided by vested interests.

On Thursday, when Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s education department announced its plans to allow schools to reopen from next week, Shiva Raj Adhikari, the principal of the Sanskrit Secondary School on the Durbar High School premises, was resting at home with Covid-19.