KATHMANDU, July 5 -- PM Oli reiterated the benefits of turmeric, and bragged about Nepalis' immune system

It has been 10 days since Pukar Bam, 32, last ate and drank something. When Republica reached HAMS Hospital to meet Bam on Saturday, he could barely talk. He had no energy in him. A life sustaining fluid was being injected into his body to keep him alive.

Bam, along with Iih, has been on a hunger strike for the last 10 days demanding the government be transparent and increase the ambit of COVID-19 testing across the country.

Though the government has been reluctant in fulfilling the youths' demands, Bam is not ready to quit. "I am ready to die. But, I am not going to break the hunger strike unless the government fulfills the simple...