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21/04/2020

Workers from department of road lay new asphalts using a Shavel during the 27th day of nation wide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 outbreak, in Kathmandu. The department of Roads is accelerating road repair works in some parts of the capital during the lockdown.

19/04/2020

Armed Police Force personnel check moving vehicles during the nation wide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of Coronavirus, in Kathmandu. As of now there are more than 2,333,240 active cases, 160,818 deaths and 600,323 people who have recovered from the virus globally.

16/04/2020

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In the days when most of us even fear to get out from our homes, 36-year-old Dilip Moktan, a pharmacist by profession, is riding across the City on his motorbike, reaching out to those people who are in dire need of medicines.

Moktan, who has been running Moktan Pharmacy at Sinamangal, for about a decade now, has started delivering medicines to customers at their door steps since the onset of the lockdown as “there are patients who can’t go out. So I am delivering medicines to such people”.

And Moktan doesn’t charge extra for delivery instead “I offer a feasible discount as this is not a situation to earn, it’s a time to serve righteously”.

Till date Moktan has delivered medicines to around 60 people located in various parts of the City such as Kapan, Pepsicola, Purano Baneshwore, and Shantinagar, among others.

Moktan serves customers at his pharmacy everyday from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.

The reason he is still running his pharmacy is because “I have many regular customers who have prolonged health issues such as high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, asthma and other issues, which require regular doses of needed medicines. So it would not be appropriate of me to shut the store at this time, risking their health.”

For his safety while delivering, Moktan informed that he has been wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). While in the store he makes sure his customers sanitise their hands and he himself is using mask and gloves to avoid infection or transmission thereof.

What the best part of his job? “I get an inner satisfaction serving every customer.

It’s the best feeling. People will remember me for my service and that’s what I want,” he said.

Sharing an instance of delivering medicine to one of his customers, Moktan said, “She was an old woman and seeing me deliver her medicine, she had tears in her eyes.

She was really thankful.

I came back with a happy heart.”

To those who are in need of any kind of medicine, one can reach Moktan by dialling 9851018098. And he said, “I would be more than happy to serve.”
Article by : Raju Upreti

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14/04/2020

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While the majority of us are still sleeping, 53-year-old Kumari Rayamajhi, a resident of Bijaya Chowk, Gaushala, makes her way to New Baneshwore everyday at 5:00 am on foot to collect fresh vegetables. Her incapacious shop located just below the shopping complex at Pinglasthan is one of the few green grocery stores which has been catering to locals of that area.
Rayamajhi, who hails from Arghakhanchi hoping for the betterment of her whole family, has been in the business for half-a-decade. Describing why she still chose to open her shop amid the lockdown, she shared, “My customers have become a part of my life. And I thought, it is not a good idea to shut my shop during this time of uncertainty. It’s the time when people need my shop the most,” she shared handing over tomatoes to one of her customers.

Adding another reason, she said, “Coming from a low economic background, the shop has been the source of survival for us. My three daughters are married and a son is in South Korea. We (Rayamajhi and her husband) are just the two of us and we run our day-to-day life with what we earn from the shop.”
However, she said there has been a major decrease in business in recent days. “Maybe due to the fear of coronavirus, there are less customers. The business has been moderate yet I am pleased being able to help the people and country by offering them with food (vegetables) in such a bad scenario,” shared Rayamajhi, who opens her store from 6:00-10:00 in the morning, and 5:00-7:00 in the evening.

Like most other essential service providers, she is haunted by the fear of getting infected by coronavirus. As such she has been adopting safety measures such as social distancing, using gloves, face mask and sanitisers. “I have to deal with numerous customers on a daily basis and the fear automatically rises.”
The other fear arises from the crowded mandi (vegetable vendors’ market) in Baneshwore. “I have to collect vegetables from the market where farmers, labourers, traders, transporters and vendors work shoulder-to-shoulder and the surroundings are quite unhygienic,” she said and added, “But that’s okay. I am happy to be able to do my job.”
While THT was interviewing her, one of the customers appreciating her work, said, “Many families shop at her store and trust her with the quality of vegetables. And she had done a great job by opening her shop during this period.”
Hearing the remark, Rayamajhi smiled, “Being a vegetable seller, I might not be able to make a difference in anyone’s life but I promise no house will be short of vegetables till I die.”

Raymajhi, however has a request to the government and locals: “There are thousands of people like me at every nook and corner of the City, and I request everyone to be nice to us and look at our work with respect. We work not just for our survival, we work for your survival too.”
She added, “I will take all the precautions to make all my customers safe. But I urge everyone to clean well and eat well.”
Article by: Raju Upreti

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10/04/2020

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As an ambulance driver, witnessing emergencies on a daily basis is nothing new for 41-year-old Mune Basnet.

Basnet who came to Kathmandu in 1997 from Nepalgunj, started working as an ambulance driver in 2001. Describing the ongoing
COVID-19 outbreak as “tragic”, Basnet says there are heightened levels of anxiety for drivers like him.
“We are working rigorously.Though we are given personal protective equipment (PPE), it is not convenient or of good quality. Additionally,the closed space inside the vehicle makes it difficult to drive with the PPE,” he shared.

As an ambulance driver for Kathmandu District Red Cross Society, in a day he ferries more than half-adozen critically unwell people to hospitals all across the Valley.

“In this situation, we don’t know who might be the infected one. There is a risk and fear with every patient,” he says.
And Basnet informs that there have been no measures taken so far to disinfect the vehicle (ambulance).

“We have not received any kind of assistance and support regarding how we can make the ambulance safe,” he reveals.
Problems do not end here. “There is no health insurance for drivers nor sufficient salary. We get around Rs 15,000 a month and that’s okay.But if the authorities concerned (government) had at least provided us with health insurance, it would have been of great relief in this situation,” he says. What’s making him even more worried is the fear that he might infect his wife and two children, if he happens to get infected. “I don’t feel like going home, but I have to. I always fear what if I contract the virus
unknowingly. I even planned to live separately but due to my economic condition, it’s impossible to do so.”

Meanwhile, his neighbours look at him with doubt, “which is even more disheartening. In this situation, people don’t tend to
understand our sacrifices”. Despite the harsh circumstances, Basnet finds an inner peace being associated with his profession.

“I get to save lives. I can feel the pain and success story (cure) of the patients. And that gives me the energy
to hold the steering wheel of my ambulance tightly.” Sharing the reason why he chose the very profession, he reminisces,
“In 1985, my father suffered from a serious kidney problem. We took him to Nepalgunj from Kohalpur, carrying in khatiya as there were no ambulance facilities. Sometimes we used to take him to the hospital in truck or tractors too. It was a pitiful situation. That situation made me become an ambulance driver.”He adds, “I have had many opportunities to leave this job but I chose to continue to help people in need. And I wish to be in this profession, always.” He understands the present situation is not a good one. “I worked continuously during the People’s Movement, the violence created after Nepalis were
killed in Iraq and earthquake (2015). But this time, it is risky as I am absolutely terrified that I might infect my family,” he shares anxiously.

Nonetheless, Basnet is determined to do his best and he expects people to help him in his endeavour. Urging people to stay at home, he says, “We (ambulance drivers) are working in this fearful situation, and all we seek is motivation and an environment to contribute efficiently. We would like to appeal
to the government an public to look into ways to enhance our work.” Raju Upreti

26/03/2020

A health worker wearing a Personal Protective Equipment, measuring the temperature of a visitor at the entrance of Kathmandu Medical Hospital, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.

19/03/2020

A student wearing a facial mask sits for an annual exam at New Tulips' School, in Jadibuti, Kathmandu, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
The Government on Wednesday decided to indefinitely postpone the Secondary Education Examination schedule until further notice to prevent the global COVID-19 outbreak. A total of 482,219 students were to appear for the SEE that was supposed to be held in 1,995 examination centres across the country.

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19/03/2020

A security guard measuring the temperature of a visitor using a infrared thermometer at the entrance of Maharajgunj Medical Campus, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday.

17/03/2020

A view of the temporary shelter made to quarantine the suspects of COVID-19 by the Nepalese Army, in Bhadrakali, Kathmandu, on Monday, March 16, 2020.

16/03/2020

School students reading awareness materials on COVID-19 after appearing in their annual exams outside of a local school, in Kathmandu, on Sunday, March 15, 2020. The Ministry of Education has urged all the schools to complete their annual examination by March 18 as a precaution measure against the COVID-19.

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13/03/2020

A worker peeling a wooden plank as he prepares the Chariot of God Bhairav for the upcoming Bisket Jatra festival celebrated during Nepalese New Year, at Taumadhi tole square, in Bhaktapur, on Thursday.

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10/03/2020

People gather in masses to celebrate the Holi festival in Basantapur, Kathmandu, on Monday, March 9, 2020.
Holi is the festival of colors which signifies the victory of good over evil. The festival also signifies the arrival of spring, and the end of winter. It is celebrated by smearing each other with various colors.

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