Crushing COVID-19 Wave Fills Nepal's Hospitals Beyond Capacity

Nepal's skyrocketing COVID-19 case rate is straining the nation's health care system to its limit. There is a severe shortage of both qualified health care workers and hospital beds for patients in urgent need of oxygen.

In Nepalgunj, Nepal, UNICEF health specialist Krishna Kari Mainali describes how UNICEF is working with the Nepal Army to set up an emergency medical tent where patients struggling to breathe can get the care they need.