काठमाण्डौ – विश्वभरि यतिवेला कोरोना भाइरसको कारण समस्या उत्पन्न भएको छ । विश्वका सबैजसो देश आर्थिक हिसाबले ठप्पजस्तै छन् । अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय व्यापारमा समस्या छ । अमेरिकी डलरको भाउ बढ्दा अरु देशलाई पनि समस्या परेको छ । “धनीहरुको वृद्धभत्ता रोकौँ, हाम्रो देशमा पनि कोरोनाको कारण धेरै समस्या उत्पन्न भएका छन् । धेरै देशमा आर्थिक गतिविधि धेरै तल झरेका छन् । कच्चा तेलको मूल्य निकै तल झर्दा मध्यपूर्र्व, खाडी र अमेरिकालगायतका देशमा ठूलो समस्या उत्पन्न भएको छ । यस्तो बेलामा सबैसँग मिलेर चुस्त काम गर्नुपर्नेमा सरकार राजनीतिक भागबण्डा र सरकार फेरबदललगायतमा अल्झेको छ । जुन एकदमै गलत हो । धनी बर्गको बृद्घभत्ता रोक्दा खासै फरक नपर्ने बताउदै डा. महतले नचाहिने सरकारी सस्था बन्द गर्नु पर्ने कुरा बताएका छन् ।

While people have been staying in various quarantine centres across the country as per the government protocol amid the coronavirus pandemic, experts say people living in quarantine can suffer mental health problems. They say those in quarantine should be active in order to protect their mental health. The advice of mental health workers comes immediately after a youth who was in quarantine along with his wife committed suicide in Rautamai Rural Municipality, Udaypur, on April 30. The youth had been living in Kathmandu and had returned home a month after the lockdown was enforced in March-end.

There are currently 22,978 people in quarantine across the country. People can be stressed regarding their finances, their duties and responsibilities to their families while living away from their family members and loved ones. They can be filled with fear of financial crisis, unemployment and also the fear of contracting COVID-19.

“People living in quarantine can commonly experience fear, uncertainty, sadness, confusion, anger, sleeplessness, anxiety, worries, lack of concentration, irritation, low self-esteem and aches or pains during their stay there. Many of them are likely to suffer from anxiety and depression,” said Dr Saroj Prasad Ojha, professor and Head of Psychiatry Department at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.

अमेरिकाको फूड एन्ड ड्रग एडमिनिस्ट्रेसन एफडीएले कोरोनाभाइरस सङ्क्रमणको उपचारमा इबोलाको औषधि रेम्डेसिभिर प्रयोग गर्न स्वीकृत गरेको छ। कोभिड-१९ को गम्भीर लक्षण देखिएर अस्पताल भर्ना भएका बिरामीहरूमा उक्त एन्टीभाइरल औषधि प्रयोग गर्न अनुमति भएकोले एफडीएको आपत्‌कालीन यो औपचारिक अनुमति दिने रेम्डेसिभिरलाई अचूक औषधि भएको बताएको छ । अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनल्ड ट्रम्पसँगको भेटमा गिलियडका प्रमुख कार्यकारी डानियल ओ’डेले एफडीएको स्वीकृती महत्त्वपूर्ण पहिलो कदम भएको बताए। उनले कम्पनीले उक्त औषधिको १५ लाख मात्रा सहयोगमा दिने पनि बताए। विज्ञहरूले भने इबोलाको उपचारका लागि विकास गरिएको र अमेरिकी कम्पनी गिलियडले उत्पादन गर्ने औषधि कोरोनाभाइरसविरुद्ध अचूक औषधि नभएको बताएका छन्।

ल्याटिन अमेरिकी देश भेनेजुएलामा ४० जनाभन्दा बढीको मृत्यु भएको छ। एउटा कारागारमा दङ्गा हुँदा ४० जनाभन्दा बढी व्यक्तिको ज्यान गएको जनाइएको छ। कारागारसम्बन्धी गतिविधि निगरानी गर्ने भेनेजुएलन प्रिजन अब्जर्भेटरीका अनुसार पश्चिमी नगर गुआनारेनजिक पर्ने लोस लानोसस्थित कारागारमा रहेका कैदीहरू खाना र पानीको अभावलाई लिएर आक्रोशित बनेका थिए। घटनामा गभर्नरसहित कारागारका कर्मचारी समेत घाइते भएका छन्। कारागारसम्बन्धी मामिला हेर्ने मन्त्री आइरिस भारेलाले घटना भएको एउटा स्थानीय पत्रिकाले जनाएको छ।

How to pay rent this month as a small business owner in the United States or Canada? Everything is no longer all great in America. The top 10 most-impacted U.S. States with more than 90% of small businesses on the brink of collapse due to the Coronavirus epidemic reflect swings this week.The saddest US States for small business owners are :

• Montana (97%)
• District of Columbia (94.7%)
• Minnesota (93%)
• Hawaii (92.3%)
• Louisiana (92.3%)
• Oregon (92%)
• Arkansas (91.1%)
• Kentucky (91.1%)
• New Jersey (91%)
• Idaho (90.8%)

Here are some answers from a survey done by alignable.

• 340K small business owners to date have weighed in. Amazing participation, let’s keep that momentum going.
• “Impact on the decline” appeared on the Impact Over Time Chart for the first time!About 4% of small business owners in31 states & 6 provinces signaled this trend.
• Other States & Provinces are way UP or way DOWN: 40 states & the District of Columbia also reported overall increases in impact. And 10 had steep decreases. It’s like riding a see-saw.
• The overall impact is still high, remaining around 85%.
• CARES ACT LOAN UPDATE — A bit better.
  • 38.8% didn’t apply
  • 30.2% applied, haven’t heard back
  • 9.8% tried to apply, unable to submit
  • 4.4% were denied
  • 5.2% were approved, but haven’t received funds
  • Only 11.6% were approved & have cash (up from 8%)
• Lacking funds, 34% of small businesses can’t pay May rent

Still At 85% Impact, But Declines Debut On The Map!

Pressure Eases In Some States, Elevates In Others

The biggest increases in impact were seen in Arkansas (up 16%), Montana (up 11.5%), DC (up 10%), and Idaho (up 9/7%).

Meanwhile, several states fell out of that Top 10 ranking, showing hopeful declines in impact:

• Alaska held the top spot for weeks, yet is now out of the Top 10, reporting a drastic -15% decline in impact, landing in the bottom 5 states this week, with an impact score of 80%.
• Other states with dramatic drops, include Rhode Island (-16%) down to 75.9% & Delaware (-15%) settling at 76.9%.
• States with more moderate declines were: New York (-3%) now hovering at 90%, Michigan (-3%) down to 89.1%, Vermont (-4%) now at 88.7%, and Massachusetts (-5%) landing at 87.8%.

In Canada, Some Provinces Are Lighter & Brighter

• Manitoba, Saskatchewan & New Brunswick had major declines in impact, from -8.7% to -17%.  Even Ontario, which was No. 1 at 91% last week, was knocked out of the Top 3 Most-Impacted Provinces and is now at 86%.
• Nova Scotia, unfortunately, jumped to nearly 100% of businesses being affected. Quebec remains high at 88.2%, as does Alberta at 87.05%.

North America, of course, is not alone in this struggle. Japan went all out for small businesses, so did Germany.