Kathmandu, Aug. 14 -- For the past few weeks, Gyan Bahadur Oli has been busy. An employee at the Urban Health Division of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Oli is currently working as the Covid-19 focal person at the city office.

With the coronavirus cases rising at a rapid rate, especially after the lockdown was lifted, Oli's working hours too have suddenly increased.

"My phone starts ringing as early as 5am, and at times, I work till 11pm," said Oli.

As the only Covid-19 focal person for the Kathmandu metropolis, Oli has to manage teams that have been formed for contact tracing.

The city has formed five teams for contact tracing for Kathmandu's 32 wards. Each team should consist of three members-a lab technician, a public health officer ...