Indians Run for the Exits, Taking COVID Risks With Them to Nepal, Dubai From a Dying Nation
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Nepal Faces COVID-19 Spike Similar to Indiaâs Surge
May 10, 2021 Nepal is struggling to contain a new surge in COVID-19 cases, which has led officials to worry that the situation could become similar to â or worse than â the devastating outbreak in India.
Nepal, which shares a long border with India, now has a national positivity rate of 47%. The country reported 9,070 new daily infections on Thursday, setting a nationwide record.
In the past month, cases have increased from about 100 per day to more than 8,000. The previous peak in November was about 5,700 daily cases.
âWhatâs happening in India right now is a horrifying preview of Nepalâs future if we cannot contain this latest COVID surge that is claiming more lives by the minute,â Netra Prasad Timsina, the chair of the Nepal Red Cross, told The Guardian.
COVID-19 cases and deaths are skyrocketing in several Southeast Asian countries, not just India Sarah Al-Arshani © PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images COVID-19 cases and deaths are skyrocketing in several Southeast Asian countries, not just India
Southeast Asian countries are seeing record numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths.
India accounts for about half of the world s coronavirus cases and 25% of deaths.
Experts are warning that what s happening in India will occur in countries like Nepal.
Multiple countries across Southeast Asia are experiencing surges in COVID-19 cases and deaths, CNN reported. The Southeast Asia region reported over 2.7 million new cases and over 25,000 new deaths, a 19% and a 48% increase respectively compared to the previous week, the WHO said in a press briefing on Wednesday.
Indians Run for the Exits, Taking COVID Risks From a Dying Nation Barbie Latza Nadeau © Provided by The Daily Beast Navesh Chitrakar via Reuters
As India logs another 400,000 new infections in a 24-hour period, efforts to contain the worsening crisis have failed and now everyone from middle- class Indians to migrant workers are getting out as fast as they can.
Private jets, often used primarily by Bollywood glitterati and business moguls who left weeks ago, are now being booked by the middle class who are spending their live savings to save their lives.
Street Signs Asia that her company has seen a 900 percent increase in bookings, but it is not her usual clientele. “To say that only wealthy Indians are leaving India on private jets would be wrong,” Tekriwal said Thursday from her own safe haven in Maldives. “In the last 10 days, what we have really seen is anyone who can put together the resources and the means to pool in money for a private jet, or
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