Oli administration’s decision on Covid tests and treatment breaches social contract

As social media users call for not paying taxes, analysts say the government is shirking its fundamental duty and running away from its constitutional obligations.

A day after the Ministry of Health and Population said that people themselves need to pay for Covid-19 tests and treatment costs if they are infected, Nepalis on Monday took to social media to chide the administration, wondering why citizens should pay tax to the government if it cannot ensure their fundamental right.