Nepal, May 28 -- Birendra Rokaya arrived in Surkhet on Tuesday afternoon, three days after leaving Gujarat in India. Rokaya, 22, had gone to India for work with his uncle Hari Khatri in February. With the Covid-19 crisis deepening, the duo decided to return.

Though Rokaya didn't show symptoms of Covid-19, he had been ill for a long time with rheumatoid arthritis.

Throughout their return trip from, the duo was provided food and fruits by volunteers in India. But when they entered Nepal, no one cared. "Without enough rest, it was hard for my nephew to make the long way home," said Khatri. "My nephew's health deteriorated by the time we reached Surkhet."

Once in Surkhet, it was hard to get a vehicle to take Rokaya to the hospital, Khatri ...