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Nepal

Focused COVID-19 Media Monitoring, Nepal (August 31, 2022)

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Emerging Theme(s):

  • Organizations have demanded to amend the Nepal Health Research Council Act 2047 to make it more inclusive.
  • The Medical Education Commission has determined the seats for educational institutions that have been upgraded to the Council of Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT).

Recurring Theme(s):

  • COVID-19 cases in Nepal are increasing with 257 new cases. There are 3,146 active cases at present and 232 have recovered in last 24 hours.
  • Due to an increase in dengue infections, Shukraraj Tropical and Communicable Disease Hospital have experienced shortage of beds for emergency patients; forced to treat multiple patients in one bed, some are being treated on a chair.