Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: Current Status of Nepal

Mishra, Ved Prakash; Paudel, Sabita; Twanabasu, Suraj; Thapa, Kajol; Kusma, Susan

doi:10.46405/ejms.v2i1.46

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“…Previously, Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Kathmandu as the primary hospital and a temporary hospital in Chitawan as Bharatpur as Corona Special Hospital were there for special management of COVID-19. 11,12…”

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COVID-19 Status in Nepal and the Way Forward

Budhathoki¹,

Shrestha²,

Khadka

et al. 2020

Europasian J Med Sci.

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020 due to its global spread. The progression of disease is still at the same speed and the low and middle income countries (LMICs) like Nepal are in a vulnerable state. Starting from the first reported case in January, there have been a total 99 cases as of 7 May 2020 with the chance of further increment in number, but there is no death due to COVID-19 at all in Nepal. The expansion and decentralization of healthcare facilities along with lockdown approach are praiseworthy to contain and treat the disease, however there is still a lack of adequate resources for effective enrichment of healthcare facilities. Poor border security, lack of sufficient health resources, proper health waste management, and social stigmatization remain a major problem for the country. There is not any approved therapy for the treatment of COVID-19, therefore prevention is the best way of effective management in Nepal. The most valid strategy is the application of preventive measures through hand-washing, social distancing, and increasing mass awareness through audio-visual aids about the disease. Simultaneously, the preparedness for effective treatment strategies and application to every healthcare institution handling COVID-19 cases is mandatory.

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Section: Status Of Covid-19 In Nepalmentioning

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COVID-19 Status in Nepal and the Way Forward

Budhathoki¹,

Shrestha²,

Khadka

et al. 2020

Europasian J Med Sci.

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“…Nepal is a small landlocked country between China on the northern side and India in the east, west and south [6]. As soon as this catastrophic outbreak of COVID-19 has brought the worldwide threat to the living society, stringent measurement strategies were planned and implemented to confine the spread of COVID-19 in Nepal.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Novel Corona virus (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study among Social Media Users in Nepal

Neupane

Joshi

et al. 2020

Janaki Med. Coll. J. Med. Sci.

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Background and Objectives: Public adherence to preventive measures like social distancing, lockdown, improved hygiene is influenced by their knowledge and attitude toward COVID-19. The effectiveness of those mitigation measures is highly dependent on the cooperation and compliance of all residents of the country. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of social media users with respect to six variables of socio-demographic parameters regarding the corona virus disease . Material and methods: The cross-sectional study design was employed through an online survey. The data were collected from 218 respondents from April 15 to June 7, 2020 through Google Form. Frequency, percentage, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis H Test were used to analyze the data. Results: A high level of sensible knowledge regarding the overall knowledge (Mean=0.73, SD=0.11) about COVID-19 was observed. Participants have shown good sense of knowledge towards awareness (Mean=0.73, SD=0.14) and prevention (Mean=0.88, SD=0.15) based knowledge as compared to the symptom (Mean=0.49, SD=0.19) based knowledge. In response to attitude and practice, seven out of ten participants (70.6%) believed that the country will succeed in controlling the virus. A good number of participants were wearing face masks (94.5%), improving hygiene (92.7%) and using sanitizer/soap (94%). Around 91.7% of them were maintaining social distancing whereas 73.9%of participants think that the ongoing lockdown should be extended to control the transmission of virus. More dangerously, 42.7 % of participants believed anti-malarial drugs are useful for treating the patients with COVID-19. Conclusion: The present study revealed a good knowledge, optimistic attitude and appropriate practice among social media users towards COVID-19. The findings of this study might serve as the baseline for planning awareness campaigns to improve the knowledge, attitude and practice in some critical aspects to control the virus in public level, and implementing government efforts and plan for better containment of COVID-19.

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Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: Current Status of Nepal

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COVID-19 Status in Nepal and the Way Forward

COVID-19 Status in Nepal and the Way Forward

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Novel Corona virus (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study among Social Media Users in Nepal

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