Kathmandu, Bagmati Province - Since the onset of the pandemic, WHO, Country Office for Nepal, has been working with the Ministry of Health and Population, to enhance Nepal’s lab capacity by providing technical expertise and resources in COVID-19 diagnostics, SARS CoV-2 variant detection, and surveillance. Recently, WHO, Country Office for Nepal, handed over gene sequencing equipment, reagents, and SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR kits capable of detecting Alpha variant to the National Public Health Laboratory.