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KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Total coronavirus infections in Nepal crossed 200,000 on Wednesday, as health workers say the Himalayan nation was facing a “catastrophic” situation.
FILE PHOTO: Shyam Kharel, 40, a crematory worker checks his personal protective equipment (PPE) before attending to the body of a person who died after contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal October 24, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo
In the last 24 hours there were 2,569 new cases and 26 deaths, according to government data released on Wednesday. That takes the Himalayan nation to a total of 202,329 cases and 1,174 deaths overall.
Nearly half of all cases are reported in the capital Kathmandu and its surrounding areas, home to 4 million of the country’s 30 million people.
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KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Total coronavirus infections in Nepal crossed 200,000 on Wednesday, as health workers say the Himalayan nation was facing a “catastrophic” situation.
FILE PHOTO: Shyam Kharel, 40, a crematory worker checks his personal protective equipment (PPE) before attending to the body of a person who died after contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal October 24, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo
In the last 24 hours there were 2,569 new cases and 26 deaths, according to government data released on Wednesday. That takes the Himalayan nation to a total of 202,329 cases and 1,174 deaths overall.
Nearly half of all cases are reported in the capital Kathmandu and its surrounding areas, home to 4 million of the country’s 30 million people.