Date: May 12th, 2021
The Honorable [Ted Cruz: the U.S. senator for Texas]
Dear Senator [Cruz]:
I would like to draw your kind attention about the recent skyrocketing cases of COVID-19 and the potential COVID-related “crash assistance” from the U.S. to Nepal.Concerning the pandemic,the spread of the second wave of COVID-19 in Nepal is “peak and rising” in the sense that there are 211 infections per 100k people as recorded last 7 days which is very high.(Source: REUTERS COVID-19 TRACKER accessed on 5/11/2021).Borrowing the fact from the Associated Press with heavy heart, 9,483 new cases –the highest daily new cases–and 225 death tolls—the highest daily deaths from the corona virus –have been reported on Tuesday, 5/11/2021.If this situation prevails continuously,there will be a disastrous situation in Nepal.
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Given that only 1,500 ICU beds,600 ventilators for a population of a nearly 30 million,and the spreading of pandemic in Nepal much faster than in India (Source: NRNA),there is an urgent need to respond the crisis in Nepal so that the lives of COVID-infected human being and the potential patients of the pandemic can be saved before it is getting late.So,I humbly urge to the government of the U.S. through you to offer some “crash assistance” in terms of the medical supplies directly related for the treatment of the COVID virus and the COVID vaccines under the provision of vaccine aid to Nepal.
At the same time,I also urge to all the NRNs and all the helping hands to act now and work together for solving this crisis.
I humbly appreciate your help to save the lives of Nepalese people during the pandemic.
Thank you for your time and considering my request.
Narendra Raj Tiwari ( ([email protected])
PhD student (Economics) at Texas Tech University
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