Of the 8,248 swab samples tested in the last 24 hours only 1,954 people tested coronavirus positive. The number of people testing positive was even lower on Tuesday—570— as only 2,725 had been tested.

By contrast on October 21 a record 5,743 had tested positive.

The recent decline in new cases are not only due to the Dashain holidays but also because the government had halted free tests and contact tracing. After severe backlash from various quarters including from within the ruling Nepal Communist Party, the government has directed the state run hospitals to charge only those who can pay.

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