Nepalese army personnel in PPE suits salute to pay tribute to Covid-19 victims before cremating their bodies near Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 7, 2021. - AP
YANGON (Global Times): India s close neighbours in South and Southeast Asia, home to more than a fourth of the world s population with high population density and a great number of people living in poverty, have been overwhelmed by India s deepening coronavirus crisis.
With a much weaker economy and healthcare system, the fierce new Covid-19 wave will deliver a lethal blow to the already fragile economy of India s close neighbours, Chinese observers said, noting it may need 10 to 20 years for neighbouring countries to have their economies return to pre-pandemic levels.
Economy of India’ neighbors in South and Southeast Asia may need ‘two decades’ to return to pre-pandemic level amid new wave of COVID-19
Zhang Hui in Beijing and Li Bingxin in Myanmar Published: May 07, 2021 08:50 PM
People wait for the long route bus to go back to their village prior to lockdown imposed to curb the COVID-19 infections in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 28, 2021.Photo:Xinhua
India s close neighbors in South and Southeast Asia, home to more than a fourth of the world s population with high population density and a great number of people living in poverty, have been overwhelmed by India s deepening coronavirus crisis.
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By GT staff reporters Published: May 05, 2021 10:21 PM
People wait for the long route bus to go back to their village prior to lockdown imposed to curb the COVID-19 infections in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 28, 2021.Photo:Xinhua
Some Chinese enterprises in Nepal have suspended or slowed down work as the COVID-19 epidemic in Nepal continues to worsen. Local Chinese associations voiced support for the country s anti-epidemic fight and said they stand ready to help with medical aid for Nepalese people.
Nepal has recorded a total of 351,005 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 3,417 deaths as of Wednesday, according to The Kathmandu Post.
While the world s attention is focused on India, the world s worst hit country by the coronavirus in terms of the rising number, its northern neighbor Nepal reported more than 7,000 daily cases for three days in a row from Sunday to Tuesday, turning into a mini-India as doctors at Nepal s Bheri hospital reportedly said.