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Nepal's female soldiers break taboos as they gather COVID dead

Women soldiers clad in PPE are being deployed to handle Nepal's coronavirus dead, in a majority-Hindu country where it is still a cultural taboo for women to touch a dead body.

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Nepal's female soldiers break taboos as they gather COVID dead

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  1. Nepal's female soldiers break taboos as they gather COVID dead

  2. Krishna Kumari, a 37-year-old sergeant, Rashmi, a 25-year-old corporal, Leela, a 25-year-old private, and Rachana, a 25-year-old corporal, smile as they speak with each other while posing for group pictures after being discharged from quarantine at

  3. Female soldiers pay tribute to the bodies of coronavirus victims at a crematorium in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020.

  4. A female soldier's goggles are covered with vapor after handling bodies of coronavirus victims in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020. Nepal Army spokesman Shantosh B.

  5. A team of female soldiers attend a preparation class on how to handle bodies of coronavirus victims inside their barracks in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  6. Krishna Kumari, a 37-year-old sergeant, along with Rachana, a 25-year-old corporal, Leela, a 25-year-old private, and Rashmi, a 25-year-old corporal, eat breakfast before being discharged from quarantine on the premises of an army barracks in

  7. A female soldier offers a garland on the body of a coronavirus victim provided by the family members at the crematorium in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  8. A female soldier disinfects herself during training on how to handle bodies of coronavirus victims in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  9. Female soldiers load a body of a coronavirus victim inside a truck before heading towards the crematorium in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  10. Rachana, a 25-year-old corporal, who gave only her first name applies sanitizer after handling bodies of coronavirus victims in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/NaveshChitrakar

  11. A female soldier wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) offers a garland on the body of a coronavirus victim provided by the family members at the crematorium, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal,

  12. A female soldier takes part in training on how to handle bodies of coronavirus victims in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  13. A female soldier disinfects a dummy representing a body of a coronavirus victim as she takes part in training on how to handle bodies of coronavirus victims in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  14. Krishna Kumari, a 37-year-old sergeant, and Leela, a 25-year-old private, look on from the balcony of their room before being discharged from quarantine at the premises of army barracks in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  15. A team of female soldiers assigned to handle bodies of coronavirus victims is seen during physical training in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  16. Leela, a 25-year-old private, closes the door of a vehicle as she and her colleagues (unseen) leave the quarantine area at the premises of army barracks in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  17. Female soldiers sit inside a vehicle as they transport bodies of coronavirus victims in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  18. Female soldiers arrive to transport bodies of coronavirus victims to the crematorium from a morgue in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  19. Female soldiers lift a stretcher with the body of a coronavirus victim as family members mourn at a crematorium in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  20. Family members mourn as female soldiers handle the bodies of coronavirus victims at a crematorium in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  21. A body of a coronavirus victim lies in a morgue as female soldiers arrive to transport bodies of coronavirus victims to the crematorium in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/NaveshChitrakar

  22. Female soldiers prepare to transport bodies of coronavirus victims to the crematorium from a morgue in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  23. Female soldiers take a rest after handling bodies of coronavirus victims in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  24. Female soldiers remove personal protective equipment after handling bodies of coronavirus victims in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  25. Rachana, a 25-year-old corporal, is seen through the window before being discharged from quarantine at the premises of army barracks in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  26. Rashmi, a 25-year-old corporal, is seen through the window of a room before being discharged from quarantine at the premises of army barracks in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  27. Rashmi, a 25-year-old corporal, along with Leela, a 25-year-old private and Rachana, a 25-year-old corporal, prepare to leave the quarantine area at the premises of army barracks in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

  28. A general view of a building where female soldiers who handled the bodies of coronavirus victims are kept for quarantine on the premises of an army barracks, in Kathmandu, Nepal, November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

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