Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) is a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). On 31st December 2019 Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, China, reported an outbreak of viral pneumonia of unknown etiology that emerged in Hubei province, Wuhan City. On 7th January 2020 Chinese health authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) officially announced the discovery of a new virus which was initially named Novel Coronavirus (n-CoV) and then officially was named SARS-CoV-2. On 24th January Nepal confirmed its first case of COVID-19.covid- 19 evolved when a virus replicates or makes copies of itself, it sometimes changes a little bit, which is normal for a virus. These changes are called‟ mutation” a virus with one or more new mutations is referred to as a ‟variant” of the original virus. Covid 19 cases are rapidly increasing in Nepal as hundreds of migrant workers return from India and the wider region and spread out across the country. The lockdown and the economic downturn are exacerbating the challenges vulnerable communities face, heightening women and girls' risk of gender-based violence. Gender-based violence happens in the shadows. It is usually hidden from sight, unspoken, and perpetuated by social norms. Gender-based violence is defined as any act of gender-based violence that results in physical sexual and psychological harm or suffering to women including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether in public or private life. During the covid 19 pandemics, the common directive from everyone is to stay home to stay safe but for several women, staying home does not equal safety many are unfortunately trapped with their abusers with nowhere to go. After the imposition of lockdown to control the spread of the pandemic instances of domestic violence have been on a rise across the country. Since the lockdown, the number of complaints doubled. Nepal police data shows that there were 211 reported complaints of child sexual abuse 2018-19, whereas there were 48 cases in the WOREC data for only 6 weeks of the lockdown period in Nepal .most of the victims of violence were in the 17-25 age group, followed by women and girls aged between 26-35. The workload of women has increased during the lockdown; Women are facing triple worked during a lockdown. They should do all the work of the house; take care of a family member, children, and also office work and this raises their vulnerability to GBV. Women in all age groups are subjected to violence, and the perpetrators mostly are people they are closed to know well. Types of violence against women 1. Physical violence 2. Psychological violence 3. Sexual violence Causes 1. Unemployment 2. Family pressure 3. Low socioeconomic status 4. Fear of their children future 5. Acceptance of interpersonal violence 6. Societal stigma Prevention 1. Online counseling services 2. Educate female children 3. Support the victims 4. Facilitate the victims to make decision 5. Stop the stigma