The COVID-19 Paradox and Exit Strategy for Nepal
Abstract
Nepal’s challenges in combating the COVID-19 pandemic include a fragile
economy, inadequate preparedness, open borders with India, and China.
So far, Nepal has a toll of 22972 cases with 75 deaths as of August 10,
2020. Although, certain postulates like innate factors and the difference
in virulence among different strains may have some protective effect as
shown by the mild clinical picture in COVID-19 affected Nepalese citizens;
the escalation of the daily number of cases is very alarming when the
active cases in most of the countries are decreasing. So far, the cases have
an increasing trend which shows that the government’s strategies are not
working in favor of limiting the disease. This paper reviews how Nepal is
tackling pandemic, comparing its strategy with the global scenario and
reviewing efficiency of our previously adopted measures with an aim to
understand the paradox of unique trend of pandemic in the South Asian
region. With unsatisfactory results of current steps and injured economy,
Nepal needs revise its strategy especially addressing the areas that need
strengthening and incorporate this with the current re-opening plans as
we move towards normalcy. Therefore, the government needs to come
up with effective strategies including mitigation, preparedness, response,
and recovery to manage this global pandemic in the future.
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