Is Nepal the new India? Covid cases soar in the impoverished nation amid fears the country facing a crisis to rival its neighbour
Nepal has seen Covid cases a soar amid fears the country is facing a crisis that could be worse than the one unfolding in neighbouring India
It is highly likely that more-infectious variants driving India s outbreak have crossed the more-than 700 mile border
Country has fewer doctors, hospitals, ventilators and ICU bed than its neighbour
Has also vaccinated a lower share of population and cannot produce its own jabs
6 Jun 2021
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India’s neighbours close borders over virus scare AFP, Colombo AFP, Colombo
Sri Lanka yesterday became the latest of India s neighbours to seal its borders with the South Asian giant as it battles a record coronavirus surge.
Bangladesh and Nepal have also banned flights and sought to close their borders with India, where a huge rise in numbers in the past three weeks has taken deaths past 230,000 and cases over 21 million.
All three countries are fighting their own pandemic surges, which Red Cross leaders have described as a human catastrophe .
The Sri Lankan government banned flight passengers from India entering, as the country reported its highest daily toll of 14 deaths and 1,939 infections in 24 hours.
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Sri Lanka has reported 117,529 infections with 734 deaths since the start of the pandemic. (Photo: AFP/Ishara S Kodikara)
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Thursday (May 6) became the latest of India s neighbours to seal its borders with the South Asian giant as it battles a record COVID-19 surge.
Bangladesh and Nepal have also banned flights and sought to close their borders with India, where a huge rise in numbers in the past three weeks has taken deaths past 230,000 and cases over 21 million.