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Nepal COVID infections surge, fuelled by India s mutant strains

Nepal COVID infections surge, fuelled by India’s mutant strains Al Jazeera English © Priests carry the Seto Machindranath, Nepal s patron deity, during a chariot festival in Kathmandu o. Priests carry the Seto Machindranath, Nepal s patron deity, during a chariot festival in Kathmandu on April 20, 2021 [Prakash Mathema/AFP] Authorities in Nepal are grappling to contain the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases with experts fearing that thousands of people in the Himalayan state have caught the more infectious mutant strains emerging out of India. Nepal, which shares a long porous border with India, reported 3,032 new infections on Sunday, the highest daily number recorded this year.

Seto Machhindranath Jatra: Thousands attend chariot procession in Nepal amid COVID surge

Last Updated: Seto Machhindranath Jatra: Thousands Attend Chariot Procession In Nepal Amid COVID Surge The Seto Machhindranath Jatra began on April 20 and hundreds of devotees reached the Tindhara Pathsala in Durbarmarg to pull the chariot. (Image Credits: ANI) Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, the three-day Seto Machindranath Jatra began on April 20. The chariot procession honouring the God of Rain is also known as Jana Baha Dyah Jatra . It is one of the largest chariot festivals celebrated in Kathmandu, Nepal. Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, the government on April 19 ordered the public gathering to be limited to 25 but the devotees violating all the COVID-19 protocols in large numbers reached the place where the chariot procession was built.

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