Hostname: page-component-5cf477f64f-tx7qf Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-04-07T21:08:50.917Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

COVID-19 in Nepal: Times of Anxiety and Fear

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Mukta S. Tamang
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

As of 30 June 2020, 14,046 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in Nepal out of around 233,000 tests administered since January. So far, only 30 people have died of the coronavirus - a small number compared to worldwide trends. After the lockdown was eased on 14 June, the number of positive cases has spiked. An atmosphere of anxiety looms large over a spike in COVID-19 infections and possible deaths, and along with the pandemic, people fear hunger, inefficient government response, and the possibility of dystopia in the long run. Amidst this challenging time, popular protest and community solidarity have worked together with local government to provide some hope.

Type
Research Article
Information
Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 18 , Issue 15 , August 2020 , e14
Copyright
Copyright © The Authors 2020

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Aryal, A. 2020. ‘Thousands of Nepalis without food or shelter await entrance at the Karnali border’, The Kathmandu Post, 26 May.Google Scholar
Badu, M. 2020. ‘Nepalis are swimming across the Mahakali to get home’, The Kathmandu Post, 30 March.Google Scholar
Banaji, M. 2020. ‘What effects has the lockdown had on the evolution of Covid-19 in India?‘ Scril.in, 27 May.Google Scholar
Dhakal, S. 2020. ‘Samajik hoina, bhautik duri [Not social, physical distance]’. Kantipur, 18 April.Google Scholar
Gill, P., Sapkota, J.R. 2020. ‘COVID-19: Nepal in Crisis’, The Diplomat, 29 June.Google Scholar
Hashim, A. 2020. ‘The ticking time bomb of Nepal's returning migrant workers’ Aljazeera, 10 June.Google Scholar
Koirala, B. 2000. ‘One hurt as locals clash with police protesting burial of coronavirus-infected body’, The Himalayan Times, 25 June.Google Scholar
Kumar, P. 2020. ‘COVID-19 Updates and Risk Mapping’, Unpublished presentation based on Ministry of Health and Population, the Government of Nepal.Google Scholar
Lohani, S.P. 2020. ‘COVID-19 May Magnify Suicide Rates,‘ The Rising Nepal, 10 May. Accessed June 10, 2020.Google Scholar
Ministry of Health and Population. 2020. ‘Health Sector Response to COVID-19’. Accessed 2 July 2020.Google Scholar
My Republica. 2020. ‘Feel some shame: Corruption in the time of crisis’, My Republica, 2 April.Google Scholar
Pandey, P. 2020. ‘Oli continues to downplay Covid-19 and propagate home remedies, earning ridicule on social media’, The Kathmandu Post, 19 June.Google Scholar
Poudel, A. 2020. ‘Six percent of Covid-19 cases are from communities, but no community transmission yet, Health Ministry says’. The Kathmandu Post, 2 July.Google Scholar
Pradhan, T.P. 2020. ‘Nepal goes under lockdown for a week starting 6am Tuesday’, The Kathmandu Post, 23 March.Google Scholar
Pradhan, T.R. 2020. ‘A cornered Oli prorogues the House and considers splitting the ruling party’, The Kathmandu Post, 3 July.Google Scholar
Prasai, S. 2020. ‘The Day the Workers Started Walking Home’, The Asia Foundation, 13 May.Google Scholar
Rai, D. 2020. ‘How Oli destroyed Nepal's democratic machinery to serve his own ends’, The Record, 3 July.Google Scholar
Rai, N. 2020. ‘Quarantine guidelines impossible to meet: local governments’, Nepali Times, 7 June.Google Scholar
Sapkota, J, 2020. Korona Trasko asar [Effect of Corona Fear]. Kantipur, 29 June.Google Scholar
Shrestha, P. 2020. ‘Memoirs of the ‘Super-Spreader’, Setopati: Blog, 7 July.Google Scholar
Sijapati, A. 2020. ‘Nepal's Muslims face stigma after COVID-19 tests’, The Nepali Times, 4 May.Google Scholar
Subedi, K. 2020. ‘Nepal is safe for tourists as it is free from coronavirus: Minister Bhattarai’, My Republica, 19 February.Google Scholar
The Himalayan Times. 2000. ‘No one attends funeral of coronavirus victim’, The Himalayan Times, 18 June.Google Scholar