Government decision to keep asymptomatic patients in home isolation raises fear among city residents

The decision came after a surge in the number of active Covid-19 cases across the country, resulting in a shortage of isolation beds in hospitals.

Ojir, 37, is one of the 42 Covid-infected persons in Kathmandu Metropolitan Ward No. 32 currently in home isolation.He and his family had tested positive for Covid-19 on August 13.