ABSTRACT
The Covid-19 pandemic has proven to be a major catastrophe globally, which is leaving an indelible scar on the history of humankind. Nepal’s first Covid-19 infection was reported in a 32-year-old student returnee from the Wuhan University of Technology in China on January 3, 2020. Nepal’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic is filled with a series of half-hearted steps mostly arising from political misalignment between central and local governments and widespread corruption impeding efficiency of activities in the ground. The Covid-19 pandemic had a noticeable impact on three areas: health, economy, and development. Nepal’s post-pandemic plans for revitalizing social, economic and health sectors relies heavily on its ability to vaccinate, carryout testing and tracing of Covid-19 infections. Nepal surmounted a major blow from the 2015 earthquakes by reviving its economy and social sectors until the country was hit by a wave of Covid-19 infections in 2020.
