Impact of COVID-19 on tourism in Nepal

Affiliations

¹ National Influenza Center, National Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Kathmandu, Nepal.
² Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiology, Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
³ Department of Breast Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki, Japan.
⁴ Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
⁵ Human Sciences Research Centre, University of Derby, Derby, UK.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
⁷ Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
⁸ Department of Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
⁹ Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India.
¹⁰ Public Health and Infection Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia.
¹¹ Grupo de Investigación Biomedicina, Faculty of Medicine, Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas, Pereira, Colombia.
¹² Medical School, Universidad Privada Franz Tamayo (UNIFRANZ), Cochabamba, Bolivia.
¹³ Department of Pathology, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal.

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Ranjit Sah et al. J Travel Med. 2020.

. 2020 Sep 26;27(6):taaa105.

doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa105.

¹ National Influenza Center, National Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Kathmandu, Nepal.
² Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiology, Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
³ Department of Breast Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki, Japan.
⁴ Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
⁵ Human Sciences Research Centre, University of Derby, Derby, UK.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
⁷ Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
⁸ Department of Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
⁹ Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, India.
¹⁰ Public Health and Infection Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia.
¹¹ Grupo de Investigación Biomedicina, Faculty of Medicine, Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas, Pereira, Colombia.
¹² Medical School, Universidad Privada Franz Tamayo (UNIFRANZ), Cochabamba, Bolivia.
¹³ Department of Pathology, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal.

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Nepal's first case of COVID-19 and public health response.
Shrestha R, Shrestha S, Khanal P, Kc B. Shrestha R, et al. J Travel Med. 2020 May 18;27(3):taaa024. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa024. J Travel Med. 2020. PMID: 32104884 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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