Show us the numbers

The government cannot withhold survey results that don’t suit its narrative.

A study of seroprevalence of antibodies against Covid-19 among possible cases in Nepal, conducted by the Ministry of Health and Population, with technical as well as financial support from the World Health Organisation, has revealed that around one in eight people in the country had contracted the coronavirus until September. As per the study, 13 percent of the country's population was found to have been infected with the coronavirus, Province 2 had the highest prevalence of seroprevalence, followed by Bagmati Province, Province 1, Lumbini Province, Gandaki Province, Sudurpashchim Province and Karnali Province. The study shows the coronavirus situation was already alarming months ago.