As of 8 July, Nepal has recorded 16,423 COVID-19 positive cases, with 35 deaths and 7,752 people recovered. Quarantine sites, which were overwhelmed by the returnees from India during previous weeks have seen a drastic drop in numbers, to 25,040 people in quarantine facilities and 8,636 in isolation across the country as of 8 July.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 266,457 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and 312,402 rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) have been conducted so far. RDT tests have been unreliable and are being stopped altogether. The seventh meeting of the COVID-19 Prevention Control Treatment Fund Committee chaired by the Vice Chairperson of the National Planning Commission decided to disburse funds to each province for the improvement of isolation centers and quarantine facilities (Province One, $334,881.88, Province Two, $586,043.29; Bagmati Province, $334,881.88; Gandaki Province, $334,881.88; Province Five, $586,043.29; Karnali Province, $502,322.82; and Sudurpaschim Province, $502,322.82).
#COVID19 #Sitrep #UNRCO #Sitrep2020
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UNRCHCO
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Bulletin or Poster
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Keywords:
SITUATION REPORT, COVID19, UNRCO, EPIDEMICS, HEALTH, DISEASES, QUARANTINE, VIRAL DISEASES, DISEASES AND CARRIERS OF DISEASES, RESPIRATORY DISEASES
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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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10.03.02
- Diseases And Carriers Of Diseases
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https://un.org.np/resource/covid-19-sitrep-15
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