INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, August 9
Youth activist of lsquo;Enough Is Enough movement, Iih broke his fast-unto-death today, sealing a 12-point agreement
with the government.
The government has agreed to increase PCR tests and conduct RDT tests only if they are used internationally or if
authenticated by experts.
The government has also agreed to reveal details of expenditure incurred during the handling of the virus by
following due legal process as soon as possible.
The government also agreed to take the initiative to ensure peoples right to final rites of
a deceased family member in a traditional manner, reads the agreement document.
As per the agreement document, the Ministry of Health and
Population has agreed to disclose PCR test results to the public as soon as possible.
The government has also agreed to provide additional
safety measures including sufficient personal protective equipment to frontline health workers.
Iih broke his 23-day-long hunger strike this
morning by drinking a glass of water given by Health Ministrys Joint Spokesperson Dr Sameer Kumar Adhikari.
Iih was admitted to HAMS
Hospital in Kathmandu on August 3, after his health started deteriorating
Before that, he was staging the strike from the historic Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu.
This is the second time activist Iih has
Earlier, Iih and Pukar Bam, 30, had on July 7, ended their 12-daylong hunger strike
At that time also the MoHA had agreed to fulfill their demands like avoiding RDT test
Iih, talking to THT after the hunger strike said if the government had worked as per the previous agreement, the coronavirus could have been
largely controlled by now.
A version of this article appears in e-paper on August 10, 2020, of The Himalayan Times.
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