Health workers under attack as lack of Covid-19 awareness is fuelling stigma

While the government response to the virus has not been up to the mark, it has also failed to ensure risk communication and make the public aware of the disease in a proper way, doctors say.

When Dr Bishow Bandhu Bagale and his wife, Dr Anita Bhandari, tested positive for the coronavirus last week, both decided to do what as medical professionals they should have done. The couple stayed in home isolation.