Nepal asks mountain climbers to bring back canisters for COVID-19 patients

May 17, 2021

Kathmandu (Nepal), May 17 (ANI): Amid Running short of oxygen for patients of COVID-19, Nepal asks for oxygen cylinders from mountaineers amid COVID-19 surge. Nepal has requested mountain climbers of ongoing Spring Expedition to bring back their canisters so that it can be refilled to supply medical gas (oxygen) to the patients. Patients are gasping for oxygen as there is a dearth of oxygen containers. Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) has requested climbers this season to bring back their empty or unused cylinders so that it can be used for oxygen refilling. Nepal has reported 447,704 coronavirus cases and 4,856 deaths