2021 South Asia COVID-19 Outbreak: India and Nepal - Situation Report #3 (19 May 2021)
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
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India has continued to break records in numbers of new cases and deaths per day since April, with 2,155,392 new cases and 29,051 deaths last week.
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India and Nepal hospitals continue to be overwhelmed and lacking in oxygen supplies and sufficient beds, equipment and supplies for the surge in patients.
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Nepal has surpassed India in confirmed cases per capita, with a COVID-19 test positivity rate near 50%, one of the highest in the world.
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Medical facilities throughout Nepal are turning patients away due to a lack of supplies and equipment.
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An initial shipment of 500,000 masks is being distributed in Odisha State, India by community health workers.
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Project HOPE and local partners are conducting several large procurements within India for distribution in seven states.
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Project HOPE’s Nepal team is coordinating large international shipments of critical supplies and equipment. Additionally, 299 Nepali healthcare workers have been trained on COVID-19 Acute Care, with two more trainings scheduled in May.
Quick Facts
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India and Nepal are experiencing a massive outbreak of COVID-19 exacerbated by shortages of critical supplies.
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Items most in need are PPE, oxygen supplies, ICU equipment, and ventilators.
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Project HOPE is working with local partners to mobilize procurements and shipment of critical medical supplies to the hardest hit regions.