Covid 19 coronavirus: Nepal faces nightmare as infections soar and medical supplies run out
10 May, 2021 06:00 PM
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Coronavirus cases are surging in the mountainous nation of Nepal. Video / Agencia EFE / AP
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By: Benedict Brook
The Covid-19 crisis engulfing the mountainous nation of Nepal probably started somewhere like the border town of Birgunj.
Known as the Gateway to Nepal , bustling Birgunj is a main link between the capital Kathmandu and Kolkata, India s third largest city with 14 million residents.
The two countries share an open border; no passports are needed and citizens of each country walk or drive freely across the frontier every day.