Better safe than sorry

The risks of contracting the coronavirus indoors are higher compared to outdoors.

As Covid-19 cases double every week in the country, especially in the Kathmandu Valley, more than 430,000 students are preparing to take the grade 12 exams that start on Tuesday. The exams will be held at 4,105 higher secondary schools across the country, and are bound to see a massive movement of teenagers and exam invigilators who will be concerned about their safety as they travel and gather indoors. We should be mindful that this massive gathering is taking place after two big festivals, and government data shows how cases and deaths spiked following the Dashain holidays.