Country appeals for international help, with vaccines in short supply and a reported 47% positivity rate
Nepal is struggling to contain an explosion in Covid-19 cases, as fears grow that the situation in the Himalayan country may be as bad, if not worse, than in neighbouring India, with which it shares a long and porous border.
Following warnings by health officials earlier this week that the country was on the brink of losing control of its outbreak, Nepal has appealed for urgent international help.
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Written by Peter Beaumont
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/06/nepal-facing-human-catastrophe-similar-to-india-amid-rampant-covid-surge under the title “Nepal facing ‘human catastrophe’ similar to India’s amid Covid surge”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
