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AN ESSAY ON
“ROLE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND INNOVATION IN COMBATING THE
COVID-19 AT PRESENT AND IN FUTURE”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................................ 5
INTRODUCTION TO THE CORONAVIRUS AND THE CURRENT SITUATION ......................... 5
BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................................... 5
LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................................................................................... 6
WORLD SITUATION OF COVID-19 ................................................................................................... 8
STATUS OF NEPAL REGARDING COVID-19 .................................................................................. 9
COVID-19: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ....................................................................... 10
ROLE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION (STI) IN COMBATING THE
CORONAVIRUS .................................................................................................................................. 11
MY ROLE TO SUPPORT THE NATION ........................................................................................... 12
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT ................................................................................................. 12
WAY FORWARD ................................................................................................................................ 12
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................... 13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................. 13
References ............................................................................................................................................. 13
Brief Biodata ......................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
List of Figures
Fig 1 Illustration of a SARS-CoV-2 (CDC, 2020) .................................................................... 7
Fig 2 Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases by country, territory or area, April 25-May 1 .. 8
Fig 3 Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases by country, territory or area, Dec 30-May 1 .... 8
Fig 4 COVID-19 cases by Province (MOHP, 2020) ................................................................. 9
Fig 5 Swab sample testing laboratories in Nepal for COVID-19 .............................................. 9
Fig 6 COVID-19 cases by sex ................................................................................................. 10
ABBREVIATIONS
CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention
COVID Corona Virus Disease
