23 June 2020, Kathmandu: Today, the United Nations Country Team in Nepal - together with over thirty national and international organizations - collectively launched the #मायाफैलाऔं #SpreadLove Campaign, calling for an end to stigma and discrimination against people, amidst the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in the country.
It has been five months since the first person who had COVID-19 was reported in Nepal. Since then, there have been alarming accounts of stigmatization against COVID-19 recovered people and their families, returnee migrant workers, health workers, and vulnerable groups, including people from different backgrounds, ethnicities, and abilities.