KATHMANDU, Nepal — Most of Nepal is under lockdown, its hospitals overwhelmed. Bangladesh suspended vaccination sign-ups after promised supplies were cut off. As India battles a horrific surge of the coronavirus, the effects have spilled over to its neighbors. Several that had been counting on Indian-made vaccines are pleading with China and Russia instead. Though the countries’ outbreaks can’t all be linked to India, officials across the region have expressed growing dread over how easily their fates could follow that of their neighbor.

Source: New York Times May 13, 2021 09:00 UTC