Lack of awareness and geographical remoteness lead women to deliver their babies at home instead of visiting health facilities, health workers say.

With health posts and ward offices closed, villagers struggle to manage the basics.

All seven local units in Humla district have witnessed snowfall this winter.

Everyday life in the districts has been hugely affected due to severe cold triggered by the snowfall.

On Sunday, 16 trucks loaded with goods entered Nepal from China through the border points at the request of Namkha Rural Municipality.

Hilsa, the Nepal-China border point in Humla district, witnessed snowfall two weeks ago. After the snowfall, the temperature in the area has dropped below the freezing point.

The jeep on its way to Hepka Khola from Simkot fell off the road near Dadafyan in Simkot Rural Municipality on Friday night.

Authorities also restrict the movement of people from outside as well as within the district to contain the virus spread.

The two basic schools in Limi, Namhka Ward No.6 are teaching their students citing that there’s no threat of coronavirus spread in the area.

Humla saw a prolonged snowfall this winter and the route to Taklakot was closed before the pandemic.

56 quintals of rice have been imported in the district on Wednesday, according to Nepal Food Corporation district depot.

Unlike other districts across the country, academic session in Humla starts in mid-February because the district sees extreme weather during winter.

There are six tuins still in operation across the Karnali river in the district, say locals.

Goods are being brought in by trucks from China through the border town of Hilsa.

Under the government’s ‘Safe Motherhood Programme’, new mothers and their newborns are provided free medical treatment, transportation allowance and cash incentives for antenatal checkups.