Impacts of COVID-19 on Nepalese economy

Authors

  • Satis Devkota Division of Social Science, University of Minnesota-Morris, 600 East 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/asta.v1i1.30283

Keywords:

COVID-19, economic impact, economic recovery, rural employment

Abstract

Even though Nepal reported the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in late January 2020, Nepal was one of the least affected countries in South Asia until the end of April 2020. Lockdown and social distancing were implemented from the very beginning and people also contributed voluntarily with certain exceptions to that government’s efforts. That has a positive effect on flattening the curves of COVID-19 affected people and the related death rates in Nepal. However, the macroeconomic consequences of the pandemic are pretty high for a remittance based small economy. This hardship is further escalated when the excessive inflow of the Nepali migrant workers from India carried and transmitted the virus to 1,811 people by June 1, 2020. Still, that number is not high if the government gets success to control the spread outright.

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Published

2020-06-30

How to Cite

Devkota, S. (2020). Impacts of COVID-19 on Nepalese economy. Applied Science and Technology Annals, 1(1), 119–121. https://doi.org/10.3126/asta.v1i1.30283

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Thematic Opinions: Science and Society