As of this week, 18,094 cases were tested positive by RT-PCR for COVID-19, 42 deaths have been reported and 12,684 people were discharged. All 77 districts are affected by COVID-19. The testing capacity increased to 28 testing sites this week, with at least one PCR testing site in each province. On 21 July the Government of Nepal lifted the four-month long nationwide lockdown. Indications are that domestic and international flights will resume from 17 August along with public transportation. Educational institutions, seminars, demonstrations and conferences, cinema halls, dance bars, entertainment venues, salons, beauty parlours, gyms, health clubs, group games, religious sites, libraries, museums and zoos will reportedly remain closed.
As of 22 June, monsoon rains had affected 992 households including by flooding and landslides according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. There had been 132 deaths (72 men and 60 women), 53 people missing, 124 people had been injured. The majority of the deaths and injuries have been caused by landslides this year (see infographic attached).
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Publisher:
UNRCHCO
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Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster
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Keywords:
SITUATION REPORT, COVID19, UNRCO, EPIDEMICS, HEALTH, DISEASES, QUARANTINE, DISEASES AND CARRIERS OF DISEASES, RESPIRATORY DISEASES, VIRAL DISEASES, FLOOD CONTROL, HYDROLOGY, HYDROMETEOROLOGY LAND SUBSIDENCE, PRECIPITATION, RAIN, STORMS
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Thematic Group:
UNRCHCO (UNRCO)
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UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Office (UN Resident Coordinator Office)
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Thesaurus:
10.03.02
- Diseases And Carriers Of Diseases
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Reference Link:
https://un.org.np/resource/covid-19-and-monsoon-sitrep-17
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