Photo: AMIT MACHAMASIIt has been two years since the coronavirus turned the world (and Nepal) upside down. Masks have become the norm, physical…
In recent weeks, Nepal has resumed nationwide vaccinations against the Covid virus in earnest. While this is a crucial step towards ending the…
When Covid-19 cases started to fall last month and the government relaxed the lockdown, most public health experts warned that it was premature…
Photo: AMIT MACHAMASIMuch has been said about ‘vaccine apartheid’ and how instead of levelling out rich and poor, it has widened inequities.…
Nepal will open its 2021 lockdown long before the country has enough vaccines to protect its citizens -- our aunts, uncles, and neighbours. We…
Masking up, physical separation and mass immunisation
Photo: RSSThe Covid-19 vaccines developed by AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Pfizer–BioNTech, and others are proving effective in preventing…
The only way to prevent Covid-19 for now is for Nepalis to mask up, avoid crowds and wash hands
Someone has invented a mask through which one can sip a beverage without taking it off. We may be seeing such contraptions this season as…
UPDATE 29 August: Covid-19 fatality in Nepal now stands at 207. A total of 22 people are undergoing treatment with ventilator support: three in…
A woman with her mask down walks by Sneha Shrestha mural in Pimbahal, Patan this week. Photo: BIKRAM RAI Five months after the first COVID-19…
Nepal’s sole aerial gateway is spruced up and adopts precautions as it prepares to receive passengers
