Larkin Community Hospital.
Virginia Commonwealth University.
Acta Biomed. 2021 Nov 3;92(5):e2021421. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92i5.12129.
Nepal's second wave of COVID-19 has become the worst the world has seen so far. For a population of 29 million people, Nepal currently has only 1127 ICU beds and 453 ventilators for the entire population. The fragile healthcare system is already overwhelmed with every emergency room full of patients. Due to the unavailability of ICU beds, ventilators, oxygen, and other vital resources, sick patients are forced to stay at home with home isolation and treatment. The situation is dire, and resources are saturated. Only humanitarian aid from foreign countries can help mitigate the unprecedented disaster.
尼泊尔的第二波 COVID-19 疫情已经成为全球迄今为止最严重的一波疫情。尼泊尔的总人口为 2900 万，但全国只有 1127 张 ICU 病床和 453 台呼吸机，远远不能满足需求。脆弱的医疗体系已经不堪重负，每个急诊室都挤满了病人。由于缺乏 ICU 病床、呼吸机、氧气和其他重要资源，重症患者被迫在家中进行隔离和治疗。目前情况非常严峻，资源已经饱和。只有外国的人道主义援助才能帮助缓解这场前所未有的灾难。
