COVID-19 testing in Kathmandu.
As neighboring India s massive surge continues, health groups warn of a similar situation evolving in Nepal, where the military is adding hospital beds and COVID-19 outbreaks have reached some Mount Everest base camps.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its weekly snapshot of the pandemic that Nepal s cases last week rose by a staggering 137%. Meanwhile, officials warned that parts of the Americas are still in the thick of the pandemic, with severe cases trending younger.
Nepal part of South Asian COVID crisis
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cross Societies (IFRC) said today that urgent international support is needed to prevent a worsening humanitarian crisis in South Asian countries.
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La Soufrière: Red Cross Warns of Immediate and Long-term Humanitarian Needs
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NEAR 20,000 people have been directly affected by La Soufrière volcanic eruptions in St. Vincent and The Grenadines (SVG). As La Soufrière volcano remains highly active, these numbers may increase in the coming weeks and months. So far, almost 1,500 families in St Vincent & the Grenadines have been displaced and more than 8,000 people have been evacuated and are staying at public and private shelters. Nearly all of the 110,600 residents of the island have been indirectly affected by ashfall, water restrictions and the destruction of their livelihoods. An unquantified number of people have also been affected in neighboring islands.
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La Soufrière volcanic eruptions: IFRC warns of immediate and long-term humanitarian needs
Kingston/Geneva, 19 April 2021
– Near 20,000 people have been directly affected by La Soufrière volcanic eruptions in St. Vincent and The Grenadines (SVG). As La Soufrière volcano remains highly active, these numbers may increase in the coming weeks and months. So far, almost 1,500 families in SVG have been displaced and more than 8,000 people have been evacuated and are staying at public and private shelters. Almost all of the 110,600 residents of the island have been indirectly affected by ashfall, water restrictions and the destruction of their livelihoods. An unquantified number of people have also been affected in neighboring islands.