Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka nearly out of Covid-19 vaccines: Officials, South Asia News & Top Stories


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DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are close to running out of coronavirus vaccines, authorities said on Friday (May 21), and are hoping China and Russia will bolster South Asia's efforts to tackle a devastating pandemic wave. Covid-19 cases and deaths have hit record levels across India and its neighbours in recent weeks and all are counting on vaccine campaigns to head off the next surge. But India's move last month to ban vaccine exports because of growing domestic shortages has badly hit other countries, and the three South Asian nations have slowed their vaccination campaigns as they...