Kathmandu’s ward chiefs find themselves in eye of Covid storm

Kathmandu Valley has reported over 1,000 positive cases of coronavirus, and local residents are turning to their elected representatives for help.

Although local and federal government offices are shut on Saturdays, Chiniya Man Bajracharya,65, chairperson of Ward No. 27 of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, spent the whole day assuring residents of his ward that everything will be fine soon.