Covid-19 Nepal: Pregnant women deprived of regular check-up amid infection fear

Januka Karki of Belaka municipality, Udayapur, is pregnant. She has been getting her regular pregnancy check-ups done at the municipal hospital itself. Of late, with the surge in the Covid-19 cases in Nepal as well as at the hospital, she is afraid to go to the hospital due to the fear of contracting the virus.

Difficulties in getting check-ups