Crowded jails, new inmates raise Covid-19 risks

According to the Department of Prison Management, 13 inmates have died due to Covid-19 so far and there were 70 active cases in prisons until Sunday.

Although the majority of the prison population in Nepal has already been vaccinated, officials say the addition of new inmates every day in the prisons, most of which are overcrowded, is still a cause for concern amid rising Covid-19 infections.