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Nepali monks attend mass prayer for coronavirus victims

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Kathmandu, Feb 15 (EFE/EPA).-Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Nepal on Saturday attended a mass prayer for the victims of coronavirus at Boudhha stupa in Kathmandu.The event was organized by the famous Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche of Ka-Nying Monastery. Nepal has so far reported only one case of infection.The disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been officially named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The outbreak, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has so far killed at least 1,526 people with over 67,000 infected worldwide, mostly in China. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).FOOTAGE SHOWS THE MASS PRAYER FOR VICTIMS OF CORONAVIRUS AT BOUDHHA STUPA IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.

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