Flow of returnees increases but testing goes down

The sheer volume of people entering Nepal through Nepal-India border points has made it difficult to test all returnees, health workers say.

On September 30, a group of five migrant workers reached Jamunaha border point in Nepalgunj from India, seeking entry into Nepal. The health workers deployed at the border point ran antigen tests on them. One of the returnees tested positive for Covid-19 but the group was still allowed to enter Nepalgunj.