Covid-19 recovery numbers could veil actual threat if other data are ignored Kathmandu Post
Kathmandu, June 10 After hitting the peak of 9,317 cases a day on May 11, Nepal s daily new infection count has gradually come down over the past few weeks. Amid this, the focus of late has been shifted to how many people are recovering from Covid-19 on a daily basis.
Over the past week, the number of daily new coronavirus infections is hovering around 5,000 and the number of recoveries around 7,000.
On most days, the number of daily recovery cases is exceeding that of new daily infections, and this is being touted as a successful fight against the pandemic.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Nepal s army digs mass graves to bury thousands of unclaimed bodies
14 May, 2021 02:20 AM
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A family member mourns next to the bodies of Covid-19 victims at a crematorium near Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on May 7. Photo / AP
A family member mourns next to the bodies of Covid-19 victims at a crematorium near Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal on May 7. Photo / AP
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Joe Wallen and Rohin Kumar
Hundreds of Nepalese Covid-19 victims have been buried along its border with India in mass graves, some allegedly in no man s land, as Nepal s healthcare system collapses under a devastating second wave of the virus.