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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, June 14 For Nepali authorities, maintaining the status quo is the name of the game.Even after 50 days of lockdown, which they have been calling "prohibitory orders", imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, they are yet to devise any modality on how to loosen or lift it. Nor is there any planning yet.On Sunday, Kathmandu Valley authorities announced that the ongoing lockdown would continue for one more week. By that time, the.