Kathmandu, June 6 As Nepal geared up for its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic last March, the Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre was formed.The deputy prime minister led it.Last month the Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre was reorganised after the Covid-19 Crisis Management Ordinance was issued.A retired general of the Nepal Army has been appointed to lead it.The centre led by Balananda Sharma, a former lieutenant general, has a top Health.
KATHMANDU (XINHUA, KATHMANDU POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Nepal logged another record high of Covid-19 cases on Thursday (May 6) with 9,070 infections, raising concerns that it could be like next-door India which is struggling through a tsunami of coronavirus infections and deaths.
Nepal has also been reporting a surge of deaths caused by Covid-19 with 54 new deaths reported on Thursday, the third day in a row that the country has chalked up more than 50 deaths.
The spike in Covid-19 cases started on April 18 when 1,015 cases were recorded, and began hitting new highs from then on, overwhelming the healthcare system as patients scramble for intensive care beds.
Yes, HIV can seriously slow economic growth
Dr Anand Chaudhary, an MBBS graduate from the Tribhuvan Universitys Institute of Medicine, said that if HIV infections continue to grow at the current rate, the economy could become paralyzed, increasing health costs. If HIV continues to infect young people in productive age groups, there will be a global impact on our development. HIV-related diseases and deaths contribute to current poverty.
People are already feeling the economic impact of the HIV epidemic on the macro-level. Dr. Anand also argued that the cause and consequences of the epidemic are closely associated with other developmental problems. Without a doubt, if the epidemic reaches thousands of people, it will have a serious negative impact on the global economy. In a stagnating economy, the cost of treatment will exceed the economic value of lives. This will have an important impact on the rate of GDP growth over the coming decades. Per capita income levels should also dec