Nepal, Aug. 9 -- Following the government decision to lift the lockdown on July 21, the number of new Covid-19 cases has been rising at an exponential rate in several districts including in the Kathmandu Valley. In the past two weeks, the hospitals designated for Covid-19 treatment in the Valley have been overwhelmed by the number of patients. As authorities scramble to arrange more beds and enforce measures to contain the spread of infection, dozens of infected people have been told to self isolate at home. The Post's Arjun Poudel talked to Dr Prabhat Adhikari, infectious disease and critical care expert about the ways to contain the spread of Covid-19.

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