A Muslim devotee praying alone in the empty Jame Mosque on the first day of the month-long Ramadan festival at Bagbazar in Kathmandu on Friday.  Photo: Keshab Thoker/ Republica

People breaking stones during their stay in a quarantine facility set up at Balmandir Secondary School of Rolpa Municipality-4. Photo: Dinesh Subedi/Republica

Local vendor selling vegetables in Birendranagar in this recent photograph. Due to the ongoing nationwide lockdown the price of the vegetables has skyrocketed. Photo Ganesh Bishu/Republica

Stranded laborers from Nepal in Motihari, India last on their way back home. Photo: Binod Dhungana/Republica

Commuters undergoing temperature tests with the thermal gun on the streets of Kathmandu valley. Photo: Dipesh Shrestha/Republica

Nepali migrant workers entering Nepal through Jhulalghat transit point in Baitadi. Photo: Bira Gadal/Republica

Trucking entering Kathmandu valley being disinfected at a sanitizer tunnel set up at Naghdhunga entry point. Chandragiri Municipality operated a vehicle disinfecting tunnel to curb the spread of coronavirus in the capital.  Photo: Dipesh Shrestha/Republica 

 
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