Nepal, Oct. 10 -- Nepal's coronavirus cases crossed the 100,000 mark on Friday, with 600 total deaths, a situation public health experts had long warned about, while the government appears clueless on what is its next step to contain the spread.

Doctors say even more difficult days are ahead as the authorities have given up the fight against the pandemic.

"New cases have been doubling every two weeks or sooner. In the coming days, cases will start to double within a week, given the exponential rise in cases we are witnessing," Dr Prabhat Adhikari, an infectious disease and critical care expert, told the Post.

"When the cases increase, the number of patients in need of intensive care unit beds and ventilators will also rise. The situati...