How marginalised people in Nepal are being stopped from accessing essential government with one simple decision

Nepalese people stand in a queue to get vaccinated against the coronavirus at a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

People stand in a queue to get vaccinated against the coronavirus at a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. Source: AP/Niranjan Shrestha

Thousands of Nepalis like Durga Devi have been affected by Nepal Government's rule, which dictates only people with a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate will now be able to access services provided by the state. But getting a vaccine in the first place in itself is a big hurdle, reports our Nepal correspondent Sewa Bhattarai.


पुरा रिपोर्ट तलको लिङ्कमा उपलब्ध छ:

“तिमी खोप लगाएर आऊ अनि मात्रै तिमीलाई छिर्न दिन्छु!”


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