Highlights and Situation Overview as on date 31.03.2020 at 22:00 IST
COVID-19 cases in the SAARC Member States
| Country | Total Cases | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 166 | 4 |
| Bangladesh1 | 51 | 5 |
| Bhutan2 | 4 | 0 |
| India3 | 1397 | 35 |
| Maldives4 | 18 | 0 |
| Nepal | 5 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 1865 | 25 |
| Sri Lanka5 | 142 | 2 |
| Total | 3648 | 71 |
Source:
- WHO Coronavirus Situation Dashboard (Data as reported on 10:00 CET 30th March 2020),
- 1 Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, Govt. of Bangladesh (as on 31.03.2020)
- 2 Ministry of Health, Royal Govt. of Bhutan (as on 31.03.2020)
- 3 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India (as on 31.03.2020 at 08:30PM )
- 4 Ministry of Health, Republic of Maldives (as on 31 March 2020 - 20:33)
- 5 Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Govt. of Sri Lanka (as on 07:30 PM, 31th March 2020)
As of 30th March 2020- 693,224 people have been affected by COVID-19 worldwide. About 33,106 lives have been lost. (Source: WHO)
SAARC region comprises of over 21% of the world's population which remains vulnerable towards COVID-19. The Member States have reported 3,648 cases and a total of 71 deaths in the region.
Based on the day wise data of COVID-19 cases in the SAARC Member States, a time-series graph below shows the trend of daily cases:
Regional Situation
Prime Minister of India held a videoconference with the Heads of all of India’s Embassies and High Commissions worldwide to discuss responses to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
- Heads of Mission also reported lessons learned in other countries, and their best practices, in the global fight against COVID-19.
- In our neighbourhood, Heads of Mission underlined measures to assist the national responses of those countries, using the special fund created at India’s initiative for SAARC countries to combat COVID-19. (Source: pib.gov.in)
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Emergency Contact Details for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
afghanistan
Ministry of Public Health
Massoud Square, Kabul,Afghanistan
- Web-portal: https://moph.gov.af
- Email: minister.office@moph.gov.af,
hco@moph.gov.af - Phone : +93-20-230-1377, +93-747-242444
- Helpline for COVID-19: 166
- Source: Official Website of Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Bangladesh Secretariat Abdul Gani Rd, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
- Web-portal: http://www.mohfw.gov.bd/
- Covid: https://www.iedcr.gov.bd
- Email: sasadmin2@mohfw.gov.bd
- Phone : +88-02-9559216
- Helpline No for COVID-19: +8801944333222, +8801927711785, +8801550064901-05
- Source: Official Website of Bangladesh
bhutan
Ministry of Health
P.O. Box: 726, Kawajangsa, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Web-portal: http://www.moh.gov.bt/
- Email: plhamo@health.gov.bt
- Phone : +975-2-328095, 321842 , 322602, 328091
- Helpline No for COVID-19: 2121
- Source: Official Website of Bhutan
india
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
‘A’ Wing, Nirman Bhavan,New Delhi-110011
- Web-portal: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/
- Email: ncov2019@gmail.com
- Toll Free No: 1075
- Helpline No. for COVID-19: +91-11-23978046
- Source: Official Website of India
maldives
Ministry of Health
H. Roshani Building, Sosunmagu, Male, Maldives
- Web-portal: http://www.health.gov.mv/
- COVID-19 Portal: http://covid19.health.gov.mv/
- Email: moh@health.gov.mv
- Contact No.: +9603328887
- Helpline No. for COVID-19: 1676
- Source: Official Website of Maldives
nepal
Ministry of Health and Population
Ramshahpath, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Web-portal: https://www.mohp.gov.np/eng/
- COVID-19 Portal: https://covid19.mohp.gov.np
- Email: info@mohp.gov.np
- Contact No.: +977- 014262543,4262802,+977-4262696
- Source: Official Website of Nepal
pakistan
Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination
Koshar Block, Pakistan Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Web-portal: http://www.nhsrc.gov.pk/
- COVID-19 Portal: https://www.nih.org.pk
- Email: Contact@nhsrc.gov.pk
- Contact No.: +92519245717
- Helpline No. for COVID-19: 1166
- Source: Official Website of Pakistan
sri lanka
Ministry of Health
385, Ven. Baddegama Wimalawansa Thero Mawatha, Colombo 10. Ven Baddegama Wimalawansa Mawatha, Colombo 01000,Sri Lanka
- Web-portal: http://www.health.gov.lk/
- COVID-19 Portal: http://www.epid.gov.lk
- Email: postmaster@health.gov.lk,
- Helpline No. for COVID-19: 117
- Contact No.: 0710107107/ 0113 071 073
- Source: Official Website of Sri Lanka
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Contact Us
SAARC Disaster Management Centre (IU),
Gujarat Institute of Disaster
Management (GIDM) Campus,
Village-Raysan,
Gandhinagar - 382007
Gujarat, INDIA
Contact No :
+91 79 23275833
Website :
www.covid19-sdmc.org
