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The latest surge – COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific Armind Salsiah Alisjahbana 18 June, 2021, 7:00 pm UNICEF staff and the Nepal Army install a medical tent on the premises of the overcrowded Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City, mid-western Nepal. Picture: www.news.un.org By ARMIDA SALSIAH ALISJAHBANA, KANNI WIGNARAJA and OMAR ABDI With health systems at a breaking point, hospitals at capacity and desperate family members searching for oxygen for loved ones, the devastating second wave of COVID-19 that has swept across South Asia has felt surreal. Official figures have indicated record-breaking daily coronavirus cases and deaths, not only...
