–\tKrishna Prasad Sharma<\/p>\n
In a gesture of humanity, a Nepali community in Aldershot town in England has launched a volunteer service amid coronavirus spread.<\/p>\n
The town houses a dense settlement of ex-British Gurkhas and their families. The local Shiva Cultural and Community Centre launched the initiatives at a time when the UK government has advised people to avoid crowd and stay inside house as far as possible over the infection.<\/p>\n
The campaign aims to spread awareness and save people’s lives from the infection, said social worker Bikram Bhattarai.<\/p>\n
As part of the service, volunteers purchase and deliver goods and medicines to those who are in isolation and quarantine zones, and provide necessary advice, he said.<\/p>\n
The number of volunteers has reached 10 so far and the figure is increasing, he said, adding that the service would be expanded to other bordering areas, Kyambali and Frimley.<\/p>\n
"It takes long time before a helpline (number 111) responds to a phone call. So keeping this in view, there was a need for sharing communications and suggestions among each other to fight the virus," said a volunteer Bhim Baniya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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