Minister of Health and Population Bhanubhakta Dhakal has said the risk of COVID-19 will remain in Nepal until the pandemic is totally contained in India.

Addressing the 61st Anniversary Programme of Paropakar Maternity and Gynaecology Hospital here today, he argued that as Nepal shared an open border with India the risk of coronavirus would keep on increasing in Nepal as well unless it was completely stemmed in India.

Minister Dhakal said COVID-19 infection cases had increased since the people were not following the minimum health safety standards with the lifting of the lockdown. He, however, said that the number of infected cases and the death rate was less in

Nepal than in other countries due to the effective steps taken by the government.

“As per the ministry’s projection, it was estimated that the COVID-19 cases would reach 91 thousand until August 9 in the worst scenario and 39 thousand in the moderate risk scenario until August 18. But the number of cases is less than that due to the crucial role played by the government and the efforts of health personnel in the prevention and control of COVID-19,” the minister said.

Stating that infection has been seen again in places where COVID-19 was found before, he said those infected persons who did not show symptoms would be kept in home isolation under the supervision of doctors.

“In other countries, infection is not seen to an alarming extent in places where the infection had been detected before. But here we are finding infected people in places where it was detected before.

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