Kathmandu, April 8 -- Nepalis had started to heave a sigh of relief with thestart of the vaccine drive,but the latest surge in infection rates show there is much to be vigilant about. On 7 April 2021, Kathmandu Valley reported 163 new Covid-19 cases, against the 298 cases across the country.

At a first glance, the numbers look insignificant but this is 300% increase compared to the figures from a month ago. Many of those who have tested are school children, teachers and students going abroad- with most of them showing the UK strain B.1.1.7., which was first detected in Nepal back in January.

"The UK variant among students point to the community spread of the new strain in Nepal and given that it's more infectious as it is deadlier, we m...