Covid-19 recovery numbers could veil actual threat if other data are ignored

Experts say infections, severity and deaths should be viewed simultaneously and tests expanded to measure how the country is placed in the fight against the coronavirus.

After hitting the peak of 9,317 cases a day on May 11, Nepal’s daily new infection count has gradually come down over the past few weeks. Amid this, the focus of late has been shifted to how many people are recovering from Covid-19 on a daily basis.