Nepal is the New COVID-19 Hotspot: The Cure is Citizen Engagement
Kathmandu’s main infectious diseases hospital in Teku is full, and patients are being cared for in open verandahs and parking lots – a scene repeated in government hospitals across the country. Credit: Nepali Times. KATHMANDU, May 20 2021 (IPS) - If you live in Nepal, a quick survey of friends and family will quickly prove how rapidly Covid-19 infection rates have spiked. For instance, out of 50 people we called last week, more than half had been infected, with the rest reporting that their extended families or colleagues had tested positive. Recently, the sister-in-law of one of the aut...
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