Published on: Saturday, May 22, 2021
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Crematorium workers wearing PPE suitsare seen amid the burning funeral pyres of Covid-19 fatalities at a cremation ground in Kathmandu.
DHAKA: Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are close to running out of coronavirus vaccines, authorities said Friday, and are hoping China and Russia will bolster South Asia’s efforts to tackle a devastating pandemic wave.
Covid-19 cases and deaths have hit record levels across India and its neighbours in recent weeks and all are counting on vaccine campaigns to head off the next surge.
But India’s move last month to ban vaccine exports because of growing domestic shortages has badly hit other countries, and the three South Asian nations have slowed their vaccination campaigns as they scour international markets for new stocks.
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Authorities in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka said on Friday that the countries were close to running out of coronavirus vaccines. They expressed hope that China and Russia would bolster South Asia's efforts to tackle the pandemic.
Covid-19 cases and deaths have hit record levels across India and its neighbours in recent weeks and all are counting on vaccine campaigns to head off the next surge.
However, India's decision to ban vaccine exports because of growing domestic shortages has hit other countries in the region