COVID-19 Nepal: Preparedness and Response Plan (CPRP), January 2021
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Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic is having far reaching impacts, well beyond the health sector, with the most severe impacts experienced among vulnerable and marginalized communities who are typically hardest affected by humanitarian crises, including natural disasters. While the numbers of cases in Nepal were relatively few until August, they increased sharply until the end of October, reaching over 5,000 new cases per day. In November daily new case figures subsided somewhat but remain at up to 2,000 per day. While initially border areas were most affected, in recent months the majority of cases have been identified in the Kathmandu Valley. As of 10 January 2021, the total COVID-19 caseload in Nepal is 264,780, with over 1,900 deaths. The Government of Nepal is leading the response to the outbreak in Nepal but, as in many countries, capacities are stretched, and international solidarity is required.