On Friday, Nepal reported 9,023 cases, the highest single day increase. Appeals for aidAt 1.79, Nepal currently has the highest effective reproduction rate, which shows how many others one infected person is infecting. In early April, Nepal was reporting fewer than 200 cases a day. Even as cases rose in neighbouring India, mass gatherings including religious festivals, political meetings and weddings continued in the country. Last week, Nepal banned Indians from using Kathmandu as a transit after Indian nationals increasingly flew out of Kathmandu following flight restrictions from India.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 07, 2021 15:22 UTC