KATHMANDU, April 30: Nepal Army has been performing the cremation of people dying of COVID-19.

With a steep rise in new COVID-19 cases across the country in recent days, the death rate due to COVID-19 has also sharply gone up.

On Friday, Nepal Army personnel were seen busy disinfecting stretchers, paying last tribute and preparing to take the dead bodies to the electric crematorium of Pashupatinath Temple.

Here are some pictures taken by Republica photojournalist Bijaya Rai:

 
• COVID-19
 
• Nepal_Army
 
• cremation
 
• death_people