COVID-19 Nepal: If It Weren’t for the Ministry of Health And Population’s July Predictions, We’d Be All Right…Or Not!

Post published:September 10, 2021
Post category:COVID-19 Nepal Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal

Since the beginning of July, after the lockdown was lifted, cases, mostly, have been on a downward trend and the Government of Nepal has been relaxing the prohibitions one after another. Of late, the prohibitions have been relaxed considerably. Even restaurants, bars, night clubs, movie theaters are now allowed to open. But, according to the Ministry of Health and Population, the third wave is projected to hit the country in October! So, what's going on? Who knows!

“Better off struggling Abroad” than “Working my ass off…in Kathmandu”

Post published:September 8, 2021
Post category:Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal

Four years into living and working in Kathmandu, a young female adult -- a conclusion based on her Twitter profile -- has decided that working her ass off in the city is not worth it, and that she was better off struggling abroad. The tweet appears to speak to many others -- they tweeted affirmatively in response.

After living and working in Nepal for most of the last 8 years, I also concur.

UNDP Nepal & WHO Nepal Supported MoHP Online Vaccine Registration Amounts to…NOTHING

Post published:July 30, 2021
Post category:COVID-19 Nepal Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal

If there is ONE hope in the fight against the unprecendented coronavirus pandemic in Nepal it's vaccines. The Government of Nepal has failed utterly and miserably at fighting the pandemic. Sadly though, even that ray of hope for many are turning out to be just that: just a ray of hope. When they couldn't implement an online registration for vaccines, initiated with help from UNDP Nepal and WHO Nepal, what hope is there of them doing anything about vaccination campaign right by the people?! What?! Really?!

Oli-garchy…In the Times of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Post published:July 20, 2021
Post category:COVID-19 Nepal Kathmandu, Mustang & Nepal

Oli-garchy utterly failed the people of Nepal during these unprecendented times of the Coronavirus pandemic. But Oli will rise again...if Nepali people have their way, just as Deuba has now risen...for the fifth time in just 30 years!

COVID-19 Nepal, May 2021: What happened to 5K Confirmed Cases?!

Post published:May 30, 2021
Post category:COVID-19 Nepal

The discovery of an intriguing pattern in the changes in the number of active COVID-19 cases in Nepal led to the discovery of unaccounted 5K cases!

Do Hindu Gods Discriminate Against Those Who Arrive Late to Heaven?

Post published:April 26, 2021
Post category:COVID-19 Nepal

If I didn't know any better, based on the fervor with which Nepalis have been celebrating festivals during these times of the coronavirus pandemic, I would have concluded that there was some benefit to reaching heaven sooner than later.

Data in Bhaktapur's case, for example, show how Biska Jatra had contributed to, what I call, COVID-19 Jatra -- a massive spike in COVID-19 cases. No doubt that'll lead to deaths, if it hasn't already.