Kathmandu, May 26 -- On 20 May, the Health Ministry released a condolence message for doctors including Ishwor Lal Acharya, Mukesh Chaudhary and Pujya Shree Karki who lost their lives to Covid-19.

Nepal doesn't yet have an exact figure on the total number ofmedical staffinfected by the SARS-CoV-2 but the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) is currently conducting a study to find out.

"Majority of our frontline health care provides have been fully vaccinated, so even if they are being infected, they are only mild to moderately sick," says cardiologist and chair of the Nepal Medical Council (NMC)Bhagawan Koirala."This combined with a better understanding of Covid-19, they are now more confident and have a better sense of responsibility t...