Kathmandu, Nepal – Nepal’s president has dissolved the parliament for the second time in less than six months and scheduled snap elections, prompting court challenges and plunging the country into fresh political turmoil as it battles a “catastrophic” surge in coronavirus infections.
With the Supreme Court set to hear petitions against President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s order on Thursday, dozens of people have rallied in main Nepalese cities against what they say is a bid by the head of state to protect Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli’s political career.
Oli, 69, had renewed calls for a fresh election after he lost a confidence vote earlier this month.
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Kathmandu, Nepal – The Sukraraj Hospital for Tropical and Infectious Diseases in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu is packed – so crowded that in many cases the two patients share a bed – the second wave of COVID-19 floods the country’s health infrastructure.
Health experts and primary care staff say the situation is “almost apocalyptic” because hospital beds and oxygen are scarce, as the national vaccination campaign is almost interrupted and the death toll is so high that massive incinerations are taking place. held.
“We have been caring for patients in every corner of the hospital premises. We are also using the garage to accommodate as many patients as possible, ”said Beli Poudel, a nurse at Sukraraje.
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