A bit of a concern

Careful monitoring of the rise in Covid-19 cases should be given high priority.

Alarm bells have been set off after a jump in Covid-19 cases across Nepal's northern and southern borders. What is more worrying are reports of a surge in cases in the Indian capital . Due to ease of travel to the southern neighbour and the porous nature of the border we share with India, there is some justification for concern; but nothing to panic about yet. However, going by the government’s previous track record, nothing seems to get done until it’s too late. Hence, careful monitoring of the rise in cases this time around has to be high on the list of priorities.