Gulmi, Sept 17

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said that every citizen is a frontline soldier in the fight against COVID-19.

Inaugurating a COVID-19 laboratory in the district headquarters, Tamghas, today, he said this war cannot be won with arms and ammunition or with money, but if all citizens are alert, aware, and conscious of it. Stating that the government was working to revive the economy weakened by the impact of COVID-19, he said to date the government was achieving a seven percent growth rate and bringing down poverty by 1.5 percent.

Nepal has been making important progress in all its indicators. A PCR testing machine was donated by the Himalaya Airlines at the initiative of Foreign Minister Gyawali. The machine however suffered some technical problems and was replaced with a new one.

The PCR machine will come into operation this week itself with the managerial support of Resunga municipality, said Dr. Uttam Pachya at the Gulmi Hospital.