Covid pandemic exposes country’s economic divide

Lack of adequate public health facilities mean that those who can’t afford to pay for tests as well as treatment have nowhere to go.

Rita Bhandari is staying at her home at Imadol, Lalitpur and she is worried. After learning that four of her colleagues tested positive for Covid-19, she, along with one of her friends, tried to get tested for five consecutive days last week. Then they gave up.