'Human catastrophe' as India's COVID-19 surge spreads to Nepal

Nepal is being overwhelmed by a COVID-19 surge as India's outbreak spreads across South Asia, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Wednesday. “We need to act now and we need to act fast to have any hope of containing this human catastrophe. This virus has no respect for borders and these variants are running rampant across Asia,' said Alexander Matheou, Asia Pacific director for the Geneva-based agency representing the global humanitarian network.