Covid-19: Record jump in cases signals impending crisis in Nepal AFP/Kathmandu A Covid-19 patient arrives at a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. — AP Massive surge in cases as infections spill over from neighbouring India’s deadly second wave Health workers and authorities in Nepal are struggling to contain a massive surge of Covid-19 cases as infections spill over from neighbouring India’s deadly second wave. In the last three weeks, Nepal’s daily case trajectory has shot up with two out of five people tested now returning positive. On Thursday, Nepal reported 9,023 cases, the highest single day increase. More than 3,500 people have died since the pandemic began, 400 of them in the last two weeks alone, according to official figures.