A female soldier wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfects a dummy representing a body of a coronavirus victim as she takes part in a training on how to handle bodies of coronavirus victims, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal October 15, 2020.

Family members mourn as female soldiers (not pictured) handle the bodies of coronavirus victims at a crematorium, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

A team of female soldiers assigned to handle bodies of coronavirus victims is seen during a physical training, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

Leela, a 25-year-old private, who gave only her first name, closes the door of a vehicle as she and her colleagues (unseen) leave the quarantine area, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the premises of army barracks in Kathmandu, Nepal November 21, 2020.

A female soldier wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes part in a training on how to handle bodies of coronavirus victims, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal October 15, 2020.

A body of a coronavirus victims lies in a morgue as female soldiers (unseen) arrive to transport bodies of coronavirus victims to the crematorium, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

Rashmi, a 25-year-old corporal, along with Leela, a 25-year-old private and Rachana, a 25-year-old corporal, prepares to leave the quarantine area, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the premises of army barracks in Kathmandu, Nepal November 21, 2020. Picture taken November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Female soldiers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) pay tribute to the bodies of coronavirus victims at a crematorium, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is burned after being used by the female soldiers at a safe location, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

Female soldiers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) prepare to transport bodies of coronavirus victims to the crematorium from a morgue, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

Female soldiers remove personal protective equipment (PPE) after handling bodies of coronavirus victims, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

Rachana, a 25-year-old corporal, is seen through the window before being discharged from a quarantine, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the premises of army barracks in Kathmandu, Nepal November 21, 2020.

Rachana, a 25-year-old corporal, who gave only her first name applies sanitizer after handling bodies of coronavirus victims, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

Female soldiers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) load a body of a coronavirus victim inside a truck before heading towards the crematorium, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

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, who gave only their first names, eats breakfast before being discharged from a quarantine, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the premises of army barracks in Kathmandu, Nepal November 21, 2020.

A female soldier's goggles are covered with vapor after handling bodies of coronavirus victims, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

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 a quarantine, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the premises of army barracks in Kathmandu, Nepal November 21, 2020.

Female soldiers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) sit inside a vehicle as they transport bodies of coronavirus victims, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

Female soldiers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) arrive to transport bodies of coronavirus victims to the crematorium from a morgue, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

A female soldier wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfects herself during a training on how to handle bodies of coronavirus victims, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal October 15, 2020.

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 November 11, 2020.

Rashmi, a 25-year-old corporal, who gave only her first name is seen through the window of a room before being discharged from a quarantine, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the premises of army barracks in Kathmandu, Nepal November 21, 2020.

A team of female soldiers assigned to handle bodies of coronavirus victims is seen during a physical training, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

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 November 11, 2020.

A team of female soldiers attend a preparation class on how to handle bodies of coronavirus victims inside their barracks, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal October 15, 2020.

A general view of a building where female soldiers who handled the bodies of coronavirus victims are kept for quarantine, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the premises of army barracks, in Kathmandu, Nepal November 21, 2020.

Female soldiers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) take rest after handling bodies of coronavirus victims, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

Female soldiers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) lift a stretcher with the body of a coronavirus victim as family members mourn at a crematorium, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kathmandu, Nepal November 11, 2020.

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 a quarantine, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the premises of army barracks in Kathmandu, Nepal November 21, 2020.