Epidemiologists warn of community transmission
KATHMANDU, June 30: Twelve new cases of COVID-19 were detected in the Kathmandu Valley in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
Speaking at a regular virtual press briefing, Dr Jageshwar Gautam, spokesperson for the ministry, said that a dozen COVID-19 cases have been reported in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur districts in the last 24 hours.
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Of the total cases, 10 are reported in Kathmandu, while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur reported one case each.
In the last few days, the number of COVID-19 cases has been increasing in the Kathmandu Valley; given the number of people returning to Kathmandu has increased after the government eased the nationwide lockdown from June 15.
Earlier on Monday, the government had said that COVID-19 cases have started to spike in densely-populated cities such as Kathmandu.
In the meantime, epidemiologists say that a big number of COVID-19 cases may have been unreported in Kathmandu Valley. “As people are returning to Kathmandu in a big number, the Valley is prone to community transmission. People are also not following precautionary measures such as ‘social distancing’, among others,” according to an epidemiologist.
In the meantime, a total of 316 COVID-19 cases have been reported throughout the country in the last 24 hours. As of Tuesday afternoon, Nepal has reported 13,564 COVID-19 cases, with 29 deaths.
