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As Nepal struggles to contain Covid-19, risk of Zika outbreak rises
As Nepal struggles to contain Covid.
Nepal is highly vulnerable to Zika outbreak as the virus vectors are present in almost all parts of the country. Epidemiologists say government lacks testing kits to carry out surveillance.
Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes that transmit the dengue virus have been present in almost all districts throughout the country. These mosquitoes also transmit the Zika virus.
And what is concerning is, there has been an outbreak of Zika virus in neighbouring India with which Nepal shares a long open border.
As thousands of people enter the country every day from India, the chances of the virus spreading into Nepal is high, experts say.
Kathmandu, Nepal – Nepal’s president has dissolved the parliament for the second time in less than six months and scheduled snap elections, prompting court challenges and plunging the country into fresh political turmoil as it battles a “catastrophic” surge in coronavirus infections.
With the Supreme Court set to hear petitions against President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s order on Thursday, dozens of people have rallied in main Nepalese cities against what they say is a bid by the head of state to protect Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli’s political career.
Oli, 69, had renewed calls for a fresh election after he lost a confidence vote earlier this month.
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