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7th July 2020 – Locusts – on top of all the other problems!
Locusts arrived in Nepal last weekend! Locusts are related to grasshoppers and measure 0.5 to 3 inches in length and weigh about 2 grammes Although they favour dry land with sandy soil to lay and hatch their eggs, monsoon weather brings rain and lots of greenery which they will eat voraciously. In one phase of…
Read MoreMonsoon time!
June sees the start of the monsoon period, bringing rain, heat and humidity and unfortunately diarrhoea and mosquitos!!The monsoon sweeps up from the Bay of Bengal across Bangladesh and north-eastern India, and up through Nepal.The monsoon is a blessing and a curse at the same time. The rains are essential for rice planting. It would…
Read MoreCovid-19 Update – 4th July 2020
In Nepal the number of Covid cases is climbing and has nearly reached 16,000 today (4th July). As has been said many times, this is a very conservative estimate because testing is limited, although it has increased recently, with 740 tested positive in the 24 hours leading up to yesterday afternoon. The death toll stands…
Read MoreStaff have been busy!
Lalgadh hospital staff have been very busy cleaning/disinfecting and whitewashing all the wards. This is almost finished and then they will think of what to do with the 20 rusty bed side cabinets. Maybe when lock down has finished!! They have also finished painting the murals in the devotion/creation room which means all the picturesque…
Read MoreStories from the Asia region during Lockdown
HimalMag.com has published some interesting articles from journalists and others in the India/Nepal region about people’s experiences in lockdown. You may be interested to read them as they give a flavour of life there: https://www.himalmag.com/a-death-in-the-family-2020/ https://www.himalmag.com/notes-across-borders-covid19-2020/ https://www.himalmag.com/southasiasphere-issue-5/
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