DHANGADI, FEBRUARY 17
Life has returned to normalcy following a steep decline in COVID-19 infections in Sudurpaschim Province in the past three weeks.
Offices have started providing service on a regular basis, while people have resumed their regular activities without fear.
Kusum Chaudhary, a health worker, said almost everything has become normal after the decline in the COVID-19 infection.
"There is no fear of coronavirus," he said.
Daily activities were badly affected in different offices after staffers were infected by the virus some three weeks ago.
Administrative work and transportation service, among others, were also disrupted following the same. Service-seekers have also increased in the office of late.
The number of active COVID cases have also started decreasing in the province. According to the Provincial Health Directorate, the number of active COVID cases in the province is 1,298. Earlier, the number of active cases had reached 4,500 with the surge in third wave of the contagion.
As many as 701 persons have been infected with the virus in Kailali, 253 in Kanchanpur and 115 in Baitadi. According to the directorate, there are as many as 85 active cases in Bajura, 63 in Dadeldhura, 25 in Darchula, 23 in Achham, 20 in Bajhang, and 13 in Doti. The death rate has not reached zero even though the infection is decreasing.
A version of this article appears in the print on February 18, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
