COVID-19: Hospitals run out of beds, soldiers take over as undertakers - Nepal battles second wave of pandemic

COVID-19: Hospitals run out of beds, soldiers take over as undertakers - Nepal battles second wave of pandemic
Sirens blaring, a military hearse and an escort jeep race through Nepal's capital Kathmandu.
Soldiers dressed in PPE kits have been called to the home of 84-year-old Draupada Bhetwal on the outskirts of the city - she had tested positive for
COVID-19 and succumbed to
Fear of the pandemic has gripped
the country and its people. The military has been drafted to pick up bodies of those who have died at homes and hospitals. Hers is the third body they have picked up this morning.

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