KATHMANDU : Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said the coronavirus coming from India is “more lethal" than those from China and Italy and blamed the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the Himalayan nation on those illegally entering the country from India, as the total number of COVID-19 cases jumped to 427 on Wednesday.
Speaking about the COVID-19 pandemic in Parliament on Tuesday, Oli said it has become very difficult for Nepal to contain the spread of the deadly virus due to the flow of people from outside. “Many coronavirus infected patients have entered into Nepal.
The virus came from outside, as we did not have here before. We could not stop infiltration of people from outside the border," he said.