Covid-19 spares no one

The average number of new infections has been consistently rising, with no exit strategy in sight.

On Saturday, three advisers to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli tested positive for Covid-19. Altogether, as many as 144 people, including security personnel from the Nepal Army and Nepal Police deployed at Baluwatar, have tested positive over the last few days. This raises concerns about the prime minister’s health. On Sunday afternoon, Ram Sharan Bajgain, the prime minister’s communication expert, also announced on social media that he had tested positive. This development at the heart of the country’s administration comes nine days after Oli’s personal physician Dr Dibya Singh Shah tested positive for the coronavirus.