Kathmandu, May 5 -- Ever since he was a child, Ramesh* knew he wanted to be a doctor to serve society and "do something good for others". Even now, as an MBBS student at B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) in Dharan, his zeal is intact.

As a part of his curriculum, he is required not just to attend lectures but also complete clinical postings. And that is what he was doing till a few days ago when he tested positive for Covid-19.

"I started feeling unwell during the exams, and took a PCR test. The result came out positive. I have been isolating since," says Ramesh told us on the phone from Dharan.

In January, when the government announced the priority list for thefirst round of Covid-19 vaccines,medical interns and doctor...