Incident Reports

Ward Office picketed demanding PCR tests in Kailali

2020-06-08

Sudurpashchim, Kailali, Gauriganga

67 people in quarantine of Gauriganga Municipality of Kailali picketed the ward office of the ward number 6 of the same municipality demanding that the authorities test people through PCR method. They said that they do not trust the results of RDT tests. All the people in the quarantine came from India and have stayed there for over two weeks. However, Kamala Kumari Ojha, the ward chairperson, claimed that it was not possible to test everyone through the PCR method. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Primary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Secondary Cause Quarantine Management
Actor 1 - Number of people 67
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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