A woman cleans the terrace outside her window during the third day of the lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 26, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A sadhu (Hindu holy man) smokes marijuana using a “chillum”, a traditional clay pipe, as a holy offering during the Hindu festival “Maha Shivaratri” in Kathmandu on February 21, 2020. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





Tibetan in exile performers arrive on a motorbike before performing at the Boudhanath Stupa area during celebrations marking the third day of the Lhosar Tibetan New Year in Kathmandu on February 26, 2020. Lhosar, the New Year of the Tibetans, falls in February or March and is marked with feasts, family gatherings and the exchanging of gifts. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





People walk along an empty road during an emergency nationwide lock down in Kathmandu, Nepal, 24 March 2020. After the confirmation of the second COVID-19 case in Nepal, the government has decided to enforce a week-long lock down from 24 March to 31 March 2020 in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE)





A Sadhu or religious man, the devotees of Lord Shiva reads a book inside the Pashupathinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on February 19, 2020. With only a few days left for the Maha Shivaratri festival Sadhus from all over India and Nepal have gradually started to arrive at the temple premise for the celebration. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, applies tika on his forehead at Pashupatinath Temple a day ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on February 20, 2020. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)





A man with colored powder smeared on his face celebrates Holi in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 9, 2020. (Photo by Monika Deupala/Reuters)





A man looks on from a balcony of his house as he drinks tea at Kirtipur following the lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease outbreak, in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 24, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A man sits inside a shop as a dog stands along the deserted street during the seventh day of the lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 30, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A person distributes food for monkeys at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 30 March 2020. Pashupati Area Development Trust along with animal lovers are jointly distributing food for animals like monkeys, pigeons, dogs, and cow that are effected by the nationwide lock down. Nepal is under a nationwide lock down, in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus and COVID-19. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE)





A factory worker making fabric face masks in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 7, 2020. Local factories are producing fabric mask to meet with demands as the COVID-19 coronavirus World Health Organisation (WHO) announced 98,192 people worldwide have been diagnosed with the corona virus (COVID-19) disease as of 6, March 2020. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/SIPA Press)





Revellers play with coloured powders as they celebrate Holi, the spring festival of colours, in Kathmandu on March 9, 2020. Holi is observed at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





A Nepalese police officer maintains distance as he detains a man defying the lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 29, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, looks through a temple at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal on February 21, 2020. (Photo by Monika Deupala/Reuters)





A Hindu Holy man makes a fire to keep himself warm during Shivaratri festival at the premises of Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, February 21, 2020. “Shivaratri”, or the night of Shiva, is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva, the Hindu god of death and destruction. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





People clap from their windows and roof during a social media campaign called "Clap For A Cause" to show solidarity for the bravery of all the doctors, nurses and policemen during the eighth day of the lockdown imposed by the government amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 31, 2020. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A local is covered in colored powder during Holi Festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal, 09 March 2020. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, marks the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over Nepal and neighboring India. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Two exiled Tibetan monks prepare to take part in the 29th Gelug Monlam Prayer procession at Choeling Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, 10 March 2020. According to a monastery official, more than 1,000 monks and Rinpoche attended the Monlam ceeremony, chanting prayers and performing religious rituals in honor of Gautam Buddha, and as plea for world peace. (Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A Hindu woman wears a facemask as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus while visiting Durbar Square to workship in Kathmandu on March 19, 2020. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)





Mules carry goods over a bridge on their way to Namche Bazar during the first day of government-imposed natiowide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Jorsale in the Everest region on March 24, 2020. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP Photo)