Police in Nepal arrested 10 people, including seven foreigners, on Saturday as demonstrations against the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis continued with hundreds of protesters gathering in the capital city Kathmandu, officials said. The Himalayan nation imposed a complete lockdown in March after reporting its second confirmed coronavirus case. But the number of infections has since increased to 5,062, with 16 deaths, and the government has come under fire for not doing enough to contain the outbreak. «They are becoming the breeding centers for the coronavirus.
Nepal’s government says it has spent about $89 million to fight the pandemic, has conducted around 310,000 tests, and quarantined some 158,000 people. The government is committed to increase tests, boost medical services and improve the quarantine facilities, Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokhrel, who is leading the country’s coronavirus response, said in a statement on Saturday.
Here are few pictures from the protest in Maitighar, Kathmandu:
