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Will the E-Commerce Businesses in Nepal Gradually Boost-up Amid Coronavirus Lockdown?

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In Nepal, the total number of coronavirus positive cases has reached 548 and reported 3 deaths, as per Worldometer data. People in Nepal are adhering to lockdown protocols such as social distancing and self-quarantine but the sheer demand in essential items is setting a toll on e-commerce companies . However, in light of lockdown, people are finding it hard to purchase daily necessary goods, like medicine, water, gas, and groceries. Residents in Nepal are frightened to go out in crowded areas due to the rise in cases. The Government has allowed shops to open at a particular time and began home delivery services for people amid coronavirus, however, initially it was not that successful. As indicated by media reports, there are numerous spots where the delivery of essential items was not done on schedule. Mobile Apps, for e.g, Daraz, Foodmandu, SastoDeal, Bhojdeals, and Kirana had to enter in the exercise to support in delivering the daily commodities and ful

Nepal Showcases a Virtual Art Exhibition During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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In Nepal on May 14, there was a virtual art exhibition by artists expressing the Covid-19 outbreak. The title of the show was ‘Tangential Stress ’ which was sorted out by the Museum of Nepali Art (MoNA). At the virtual art exhibition, one of the paintings by Ranju Yadav, depicted a pregnant woman , shielding her womb with her hands. Sangeeta Thapa, chief of Siddhartha Art Gallery expressed that it felt like the painting was portraying the pandemic that could end up being threatening to pregnant women. The art community has suffered gravely during many crises, she expressed. Amid the nationwide lockdown, the art fraternity has canceled all exhibitions or either postponed it. The virtual exhibition titled ‘ Tangential Stress ‘ is one of the few initiatives that are keeping Nepal’s art community hopeful. Thapa included that the Nepali art community had just barely started to gather some strength following the massive earthquake and now they are facing the ch