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A drug store is covered with plastic sheet during lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Nepal is in second lockdown after COVID-19 cases continued to rise in various parts of the nation along with capital city Kathmandu. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

A drug store is covered with plastic sheet during lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Nepal is in second lockdown after COVID-19 cases continued to rise in various parts of the nation along with capital city Kathmandu. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)



A Nepalese student of a Hindu school Bhagwat Sanyaas Aashram Gurukul taking rituals holy bathes on the auspicious occasion of Janai Purnima festival or Rakchhya Bandhan at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu on August 3, 2020. Janai Purnima known as the Sacred Thread festival or Rakshya Bandhan festival, Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual change of Janai, sacred threads worn across the chest or tied around the wrist. Purified by mantras, the thread is a symbol of protection, according to Hindu belief. (Photo by Subash Shrestha/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

A Nepalese student of a Hindu school Bhagwat Sanyaas Aashram Gurukul taking rituals holy bathes on the auspicious occasion of Janai Purnima festival or Rakchhya Bandhan at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu on August 3, 2020. Janai Purnima known as the Sacred Thread festival or Rakshya Bandhan festival, Hindu men, especially the Brahmans and Chettris, perform their annual change of Janai, sacred threads worn across the chest or tied around the wrist. Purified by mantras, the thread is a symbol of protection, according to Hindu belief. (Photo by Subash Shrestha/Rex Features/Shutterstock)



Health officials sit inside a mobile swab collection vehicle as they wait to test civil servants for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Singha Durbar office complex, that houses the Prime Minister's office and other ministries, in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 29, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Health officials sit inside a mobile swab collection vehicle as they wait to test civil servants for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Singha Durbar office complex, that houses the Prime Minister's office and other ministries, in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 29, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Health officials take a swab sample for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from traffic policemen while siting inside a mobile swab collection vehicle at Singha Durbar office complex, that houses the Prime Minister's office and other ministries, in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 29, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Health officials take a swab sample for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from traffic policemen while siting inside a mobile swab collection vehicle at Singha Durbar office complex, that houses the Prime Minister's office and other ministries, in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 29, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A woman hangs red chillies to dry outside her house at Khokana village on the outskirts of Kathmandu on August 5, 2020. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)

A woman hangs red chillies to dry outside her house at Khokana village on the outskirts of Kathmandu on August 5, 2020. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)



A Nepalese woman takes rest in front of a closed shop on her way back home from the market during lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, August 25, 2020. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

A Nepalese woman takes rest in front of a closed shop on her way back home from the market during lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, August 25, 2020. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)



Nepalese children wear facial masks with festive costumes as they take part in the Gai Jatra (Cow Festival) procession, amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Kathmandu, Nepal, 04 August 2020. Nepalese Hindus celebrate the religious festival to ask for salvation and peace for their family members who have passed away. Children participating in the procession often dress as cows, which are regarded as holy animals in Nepal, and according to belief help departed souls to reach heaven. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE)

Nepalese children wear facial masks with festive costumes as they take part in the Gai Jatra (Cow Festival) procession, amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Kathmandu, Nepal, 04 August 2020. Nepalese Hindus celebrate the religious festival to ask for salvation and peace for their family members who have passed away. Children participating in the procession often dress as cows, which are regarded as holy animals in Nepal, and according to belief help departed souls to reach heaven. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE)



A boy dressed as a holy cow wears a facemask as he participates in a parade to mark Gaijatra Festival, also known as the festival of cows, amid the coronavirus pandemic in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 4, 2020. Hindus in Nepal celebrate the festival to ask for salvation and peace for their departed loved ones. Cows are regarded as holy animals in Nepal that help departed souls reach heaven. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A boy dressed as a holy cow wears a facemask as he participates in a parade to mark Gaijatra Festival, also known as the festival of cows, amid the coronavirus pandemic in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 4, 2020. Hindus in Nepal celebrate the festival to ask for salvation and peace for their departed loved ones. Cows are regarded as holy animals in Nepal that help departed souls reach heaven. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



A foreigner walks along the deserted streets of Thamel, a major tourist hub after the government implemented restrictions on transport and gatherings and all shops are shuttered for a week as part of safety measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 20, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A foreigner walks along the deserted streets of Thamel, a major tourist hub after the government implemented restrictions on transport and gatherings and all shops are shuttered for a week as part of safety measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 20, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Nepalese people who have travelled outside the Kathmandu valley wait to give swab samples for COVID-19 test in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)

Nepalese people who have travelled outside the Kathmandu valley wait to give swab samples for COVID-19 test in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)



A little kid playing with Pigeons around UNESCO world heritage sites, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, July 24, 2020.  (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A little kid playing with Pigeons around UNESCO world heritage sites, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, July 24, 2020. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)



A worker working at a construction site of Rani Pokhari which was damaged by the 2015 earthquake at Kathmandu, Nepal on July 26. 2020. (Photo by Rojan Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A worker working at a construction site of Rani Pokhari which was damaged by the 2015 earthquake at Kathmandu, Nepal on July 26. 2020. (Photo by Rojan Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images)



Kids dressed as the Hindu god Krishna and goddess Radha pose for photo during Krishna Janmashtami in Patan Durbar Square, Lalitpur, Nepal on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Krishna Janmashtami festival marks the birthday of Hindu God Krishna, the eight incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Due to the on-going covid-19 pandemic entering inside the temple has been restricted. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Kids dressed as the Hindu god Krishna and goddess Radha pose for photo during Krishna Janmashtami in Patan Durbar Square, Lalitpur, Nepal on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. Krishna Janmashtami festival marks the birthday of Hindu God Krishna, the eight incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Due to the on-going covid-19 pandemic entering inside the temple has been restricted. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)



Hindu priests perform a ritual during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. Hindus take holy baths and change their sacred thread, also known as Janai, for protection and purification, during the festival. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

Hindu priests perform a ritual during the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 3, 2020. Hindus take holy baths and change their sacred thread, also known as Janai, for protection and purification, during the festival. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



People wearing masks who had defied the prohibitory orders are seen put inside a holding zone as a punishment by Nepal police in Kathmandu on August 20, 2020. Kathmandu valley district official simultaneously imposes a prohibitory order on moving outdoors in the capital except for medical supplies and essential goods for a week effective 20th August 2020 as a preventative measure against the rapid spread of Covid-19. After the national wide lockdown lift, Nepal has seen a rapid increase in the coronavirus cases in the valley. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

People wearing masks who had defied the prohibitory orders are seen put inside a holding zone as a punishment by Nepal police in Kathmandu on August 20, 2020. Kathmandu valley district official simultaneously imposes a prohibitory order on moving outdoors in the capital except for medical supplies and essential goods for a week effective 20th August 2020 as a preventative measure against the rapid spread of Covid-19. After the national wide lockdown lift, Nepal has seen a rapid increase in the coronavirus cases in the valley. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)



Nepalese devotees offer ritual prayer in the Bank of Bagmati River during Teej festival celebrations at Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, August 21, 2020. The Teej festival is celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal as well as in some parts of India. During the three-day long festival, women observe a day-long fast and pray for the long life of their husbands as well as for a happy family. Those who are unmarried pray for a good husband and a long life. Due to prohibitory order lockdown in Kathmandu valley for a week-long, as rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Nepalese devotees offer ritual prayer in the Bank of Bagmati River during Teej festival celebrations at Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, August 21, 2020. The Teej festival is celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal as well as in some parts of India. During the three-day long festival, women observe a day-long fast and pray for the long life of their husbands as well as for a happy family. Those who are unmarried pray for a good husband and a long life. Due to prohibitory order lockdown in Kathmandu valley for a week-long, as rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via Getty Images)



Nepalese Armed Police Force (APF) on duty wearing face shield stands on guard on a deserted road during lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns over the rising spread of coronavirus disease in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, August 22, 2020. (Photo by Saroj Baizu/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Nepalese Armed Police Force (APF) on duty wearing face shield stands on guard on a deserted road during lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns over the rising spread of coronavirus disease in Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, August 22, 2020. (Photo by Saroj Baizu/NurPhoto via Getty Images)



A devotee sits along the bank of Bagmati river as he offers prayers while performing rituals in memory of his deceased father during Kuse Aunse (Father's Day) at Pashupatinath Temple, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 19, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)

A devotee sits along the bank of Bagmati river as he offers prayers while performing rituals in memory of his deceased father during Kuse Aunse (Father's Day) at Pashupatinath Temple, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 19, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)



Nepalese child swims and has fun in a pond during the hot weather in Bhaktapur, Nepal on August 4, 2020. (Photo by Sujan Shrestha/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Nepalese child swims and has fun in a pond during the hot weather in Bhaktapur, Nepal on August 4, 2020. (Photo by Sujan Shrestha/Rex Features/Shutterstock)



Police personnel wearing protective gear arrives at Pashupati Electric Crematorium during cremation of a person who died of COVID-19 in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 17, 2020. (Photo by Rojan Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Police personnel wearing protective gear arrives at Pashupati Electric Crematorium during cremation of a person who died of COVID-19 in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 17, 2020. (Photo by Rojan Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images)



Women in red attire walk to worship Lord Shiva (Hindu god of creation and destruction) to mark the Teej festival amid the coronavirus pandemic lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, 21 August 2020. The majority of women usually celebrates Teej festival at their homes but some managed to visit the Pashupati temple and Bagmati River, despite authorities imposing a complete lockdown in Kathmandu valley for a week. The Teej festival is celebrated by Nepalese women to wish a long and prosperous life to their husbands. Those who are not yet married, pray to get a good husband by fasting for a whole day. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE)

Women in red attire walk to worship Lord Shiva (Hindu god of creation and destruction) to mark the Teej festival amid the coronavirus pandemic lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal, 21 August 2020. The majority of women usually celebrates Teej festival at their homes but some managed to visit the Pashupati temple and Bagmati River, despite authorities imposing a complete lockdown in Kathmandu valley for a week. The Teej festival is celebrated by Nepalese women to wish a long and prosperous life to their husbands. Those who are not yet married, pray to get a good husband by fasting for a whole day. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE)
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