Nepal’s coronavirus cases crossed the 100,000 mark on Friday, with 600 total deaths, a situation public health experts had long warned about, while the government appears clueless about its next step to contain the spread.
Doctors say Nepal has yet to see the second wave of infections. But it’s not too far away, according to them, as it might take just about two months or so for the infection rate to reach its peak, especially in Kathmandu Valley.
Nepal’s economy is projected to grow by only 0.6 percent in 2021, inching up from an estimated 0.2 percent in 2020 as lockdowns caused by COVID-19 disrupt economic activity, especially tourism, says the World Bank’s latest South Asia Economic Focus.
The disease has spread across all 77 districts of the country. Of them, Morang, Sunsari, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Chitwan, Bhaktapur, and Rupandehi have the most cases of Covid-19.
“The economic consequences of the pandemic and impact on livelihoods across Nepal is expected to be the most acute for informal workers or those without social security or assistance, who are more at risk of falling into extreme poverty,” stated Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Addressing the problem, Adventure Pilgrims Trekking has started a Fundraiser at Go Fund Me with a help from a good friend, Joe Boyer. Our Team has a goal of helping 28+ Tourism Workers and their families who have been suffering the most in this pandemic. It's been 7 months already that Nepalese Tourism Workers are without any jobs.
Nepal is still under curfew. Some are having 1 meal per day and some of them have committed suicide too.We want to support them with the help of your support. The funds will be properly rationed and divided among these families or food and Medicine.
Out of the funds that have been generated, We have conducted some programs to use the funds. These include feeding the tourism workers and distributing essential medicines.
The condition is worsening everyday .Donations are welcome however big or small. We invite you to participate in this humanitarian service. You can donate a day's worth of breakfast, lunch or dinner or more if you can .Your help will be reflected in the hearts of the people who are really in need.
To Directy provide Lunch or Dinner :: https://gf.me/u/yrwgqm
We set up a meeting with available Trekking guides ,porters and families yesterday. Dashain festival has started in Nepal and we are hoping the funds will help them go through the festival with food on their table. we have distributed the funds that were collected on Go Fund Me with the help of Mr Joe Boyer to the available Tourism workers yesterday . They are very happy to receive the funds and have blessed all the donors.
As the Government of Nepal has done absolutely nothing about the condition, protests were also being organised in the different parts of the country where we also participated. .
