Say no to coronavirus stigmatisation

Misinformation and prejudice during a pandemic may be more dangerous than the pandemic itself.

First identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, SARS-CoV-2 has seriously affected the way humans live and interact. In Nepal, the first case of Covid-19 was reported on January 23, 2020, but strict precautionary measures were only implemented after the detection of the next few cases, in late March. Even though the Cabinet decided to end the 120-day lockdown on July 21, this does not mean that the pandemic has suddenly ended. Rather, both the imposition and retraction of this shutdown have been controversial—and separate from the trend of Covid-19 infections in the country.