Reason to worry

April 6, 2020 08:52 am

We have almost completed two weeks of nation-wide lockdown. These two weeks have been largely successful in that people have complied with the government’s orders and they have refrained from coming out of the home. Since the country went on lockdown, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 has increased to nine. On Saturday the first locally transmitted case in Kailali district was confirmed. This, the experts have warned, could be the beginning point of contagion. With this, the government has taken more strict measures to contain the spread of the virus. People have been barred from moving from one village to another, one province to another province and one local unit to another. Provincial and local governments have been told to ensure foolproof security to medical professionals deployed in the frontline to combat coronavirus. The cabinet meeting on Saturday has also directed the concerned government authorities to ensure the availability of protective gear for health workers involved in curing coronavirus patients. This is a good decision at a time when doctors have been complaining of a lack of adequate PPEs and other medical equipment. But they will feel assured only when they get enough PPEs.