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Urgent action needed to combat deadly COVID-19 surge across South Asia- AU Source:Island Governments across South Asia must immediately address healthcare shortages and urgently strengthen their healthcare systems to respond to the rapid surge of COVID-19 cases in the region, sats Amnesty International. With India and Nepal’s healthcare systems reaching breaking point, the human rights organisation has expressed its concern over the lack of preparedness of other countries in the region for the virus’s latest and most deadly wave. Extremely low vaccination rates across South Asia have also left the region highly vulnerable, with pressing action needed at the global level to ensure more equitable access to vaccines. ...