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A COVID-19 patient waits to receive oxygen outside an emergency ward of a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal
DOCTORS in Nepal warned of a major crisis today, saying that people could die on the streets after daily coronavirus cases in the country hit a record high.
Nepal reported 9,070 new confirmed cases on Thursday, compared to 298 a month ago.
The number of deaths also reached a record high on Wednesday with 58 fatalities, taking the death toll to 3,529.
With more people dying each year and many spending their final days in institutions, researchers argue that wider access to palliative care could offer a more humane and cost-effective alternative, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
Following the resignation of Nepali Prime Minister KP Oli amid mass youth-driven protests, different narratives have circulated which simplify and misrepresent the complexities and reality on the ground in Nepal at the roots of this crisis, argue VIJAY PRASHAD and ATUL CHANDRA
