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National Context National Context: • According to the news reports, the hospitals are over- • The districts with COVID-19 active positive cases are 76 out whelmed and cases are increasing every day; new pa- of 77, with 757 deaths. The last one week saw more than 100 tients are deprived of proper care, losing their battle COVID-19 related deaths across Nepal (Ministry of Health and Pop- with the COVID-19, in different parts of the country. ulation – MoHP). • The GoN also announced mandatory face shields for • The Government of Nepal (GoN) (date here) has decided to not long-route passengers. After widespread criticism of its bear the cost of COVID-19 treatment for other citizens except permission for public vehicles to carry passengers in frontline workers and the helpless ones who do not have anyone their full seat capacity even as COVID-19 infections are to support. multiplying across the country, the Department of Trans- • The GoN has now also asked the people to manage the funeral port Management has made it mandatory for passengers rites of their family members who die of COVID-19 in home to wear face shields during their trip. isolation. Amending the ‘Dead Body Management of COVID-19 • In Kathmandu Valley, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur District Ad- Cases Guideline’, the GoN has expressed its inability to manage ministration Offices have decided to shut all government the funerals of the people dying in home isolation. offices under their jurisdiction from 18 October and the • The MoHP has directed all the hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley Kathmandu District Office has authorised the head of to postpone all non-emergency surgeries for the time being; and the concerned government offices to decide whether to instructed to perform regular surgeries only after the COVID-19 shut or to remain open. infection is under control. The MoHP has also stated that all gov- • This year’s monsoon officially ended on 16 October, ernment hospitals in the valley will be made COVID hospitals, 2020, killing 367 people, 100 missing and 325 injured in and if hospitals want to run the isolation centres the government the flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall will approve them (Media Briefing #203, MoHP). across Nepal (GoN, 12 June - 16 October, 2020, NDRRMA). • In Bardiya, the LGs are using their Facebook page to dis- Local Context Doti, Achham, Dailekh, Kailali, Kanchanpur, : seminate messages of COVID-19 and the lives appears- Banke, Bardiya and Dhading to be normal with the huge number of people mobility • A study “COVID-19 Impact on Migrants Workers” in Kan- because of the Dashain festival. The long and short route chanpur, Doti, Achham and Kailali District, with 1572 migrant buses have started to run in full capacity. However, peo- returnees” conducted by DCA and Partners in Sudur Paschim ple are seen not practicing government SMS (Sanitisa- Province in September 2020 shows that 98.7% of migrant’s re- tion, Mask and Social Distancing) guidelines. turnee have lost their household livelihood due to COVID-19. • In Dailekh, municipalities are working to set up 100 iso- For Full Report: https://reliefweb.int/report/nepal/survey-report-covid-19-im- lation beds in 11 R/Municipalities with health profession- pact-migrants-workers-sudurpashchim-pradesh • The GoN decision to not bear the cost of COVID-19 treat- als and medicine to address the possible risk of virus ment for other citizens except frontline workers and the help- transmission during Dashain and Tihar Festivals. The R/ less ones, have created worries on the people regarding the Municipalities have also been extensively disseminating upcoming situation, given the increase in the COVID-19 pos- information on COVID-19 through local media. itive cases and amount of cost needed for COVID-19 treat- • In Achham District, most of the schools have resumed their regular classes from 17 September, 2020; following ment (Partners discussion with the people). • Most of the Local Governments (LGs) are preparing to an- safety measures. The R/Municipalities have prioritised nounce movement restrictions during the festival, apart from the home quarantines, for those returning to celebrate bracing up to tackle the possible risk of COVID-19 given the the festival. In Panchadewal Binayak Municipality, a school influx of the people during the festival, Dashain and Tihar. has been turned into isolation ward with 10 beds and 2 • The District Administration Office, Kanchanpur has issued health professionals. Similarly, in Mangalsen Municipality, prohibitory order targeting the festival to prevent assemblage a-40-bedded isolation ward has been established at Ag- of large number of people at temples and shrines during the riculture Knowledge Centre, with 2 health professionals. big festivals as Dashain, Tihar, and Chhath . A PCR testing machine has been installed in Kamal Bazar Municipality, targeting to the returnees. Moving towards the recovery of HHs affected from COVID-19: DCA’s Early Recovery inter- ventions are focused on economic recovery, protection of the most vulnerable HHs/individuals and WASH. For further details: https://reliefweb.int/report/nepal/nepal-covid-19-towards-early-recovery. DCA HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE DCA in Nepal has supported in nine districts so far in Bagmati Province, Gandaki Province, Lumbini Province, Sudurpaschim Prov- ince and Karnali Province. Other activities including hygiene support, and risk communication will continue this week. Through our partner, TWUC in Bardiya District, DCA in coordina- tion with the local government is generating employment related ac- tivities, as Cash for Work for river bank protection using local avail- able resources. #Social Media (Facebook): https://fb.watch/1d8PUvVVs0/ https://purnimanepal.com/stories_posts/combatting-psychosocial-issues/ #IntheNews:http://www.pigeonkhabar.com/archives/13465?fbclid=IwAR0VoTwFGN5WjxotrunaU351ztIuX9k- GuYnhc9zXKfNpbiL6QLe8QrNbnvs#.X3_vcbURJFx.facebook Previous SITREPs: https://reliefweb.int/organization/dca Socio-economic Impact Assessment of COVID-19: reflection of the key findingshttps://reliefweb.int/ report/nepal/covid-19-socio-economic-survey-report-humanitarian-response-team-dca-nepal-office-june DCA COVID-19 Response: Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) Highlights: https://reliefweb.int/report/ nepal/dca-covid-19-response-post-distribution-monitoring-highlights For further information, Please write us to [email protected] Samjhana Bista, DCA in Nepal, [email protected].
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