COVID-19 situation in Nepal

Chalise, Hom Nath

doi:10.29328/journal.apmh.1001015

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“…Nepal confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in a Nepali student who had recently returned from China and two months a second case, a Nepali girl returning from France was confirmed. 4,5 Initially, most of the confirmed cases were imported from other countries. The first locally transmitted case was confirmed on April-4 among relatives of the victims, marking the second stage of transmission.…”

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COVID-19 Situation and Challenges for Nepal

Chalise

2020

Asia Pac J Public Health

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“…5 Thousands of Nepalis have returned to Nepal without proper screening from the Indian states of Maharashtra, Delhi and Gujarat, which have the most COVID-19 cases in India. 4 These people need to be traced and tested for COVID-19. Many Nepalese remain stranded in different parts of India due to the lockdowns in both countries.…”

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COVID-19 Situation and Challenges for Nepal

Chalise

2020

Asia Pac J Public Health

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“…The resultant coronavirus disease is popularly called COVID-19. Until February 2020, few nations outside China reported COVID-19 cases (1). In March 2020, based on confirmed cases, the virus began spreading rapidly in South Korea, Italy, Spain and other European countries, and in the third week of March to the United States [1,2].…”

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Covid-19 and Older Persons

Chalise¹

2020

Open J Geriatr

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Self-reported psychological distress during the COVID-19 outbreak in Nepal: findings from an online survey

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Adhikari

Gupta

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BMC Psychol

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Background A lower respiratory tract infection caused by novel coronavirus termed as Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) was first identified in China and subsequently took the form of pandemic. Studies on disease outbreak in the past and recent COVID-19 outbreak have demonstrated increased psychological distress and adverse impacts on mental health and psychological wellbeing of people. However, the impact of COVID-19 on psychological wellbeing of people in Nepal hasn't been studied adequately. So, this paper aims to report the findings from a social media survey on psychological impacts of COVID-19 in Nepal. Methods Data were collected through social media from 2082 Nepalese respondents between 23rd April, 2020 and 3rd May, 2020. A total of 2014 respondents who were currently residing in Nepal were included in the analysis. Results The study suggested that half of the respondents suffered from at least one symptom of psychological distress whereas 32% suffered from two or more symptoms of psychological distress such as restlessness, fearfulness, anxiety and worry and sadness in the past 2 weeks preceding the survey date. The findings further suggested that respondents having lower family income, residing in rented room, and participants from province 2 were more likely to suffer from both single and multiple symptoms of psychological distress. Conclusion The study has shown high prevalence of psychological distress amongst the Nepalese respondents following COVID-19 outbreak. Appropriate mental health and psychosocial support response needs to be instituted to adequately respond to psychological impacts of the epidemic.

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COVID-19 situation in Nepal

Cited by 7 publications

References 4 publications

COVID-19 Situation and Challenges for Nepal

COVID-19 Situation and Challenges for Nepal

Covid-19 and Older Persons

Self-reported psychological distress during the COVID-19 outbreak in Nepal: findings from an online survey

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