As soon as COVID-19 cases were reported in Nepal in early 2020, the Government of Nepal took several measures to minimize the spread of the virus and provide support to vulnerable groups.

Along with its impacts on health systems, economies, and schooling, one of the lasting effects of COVID-19 has been on the civic and political sphere.

At the outset of 2021, COVID-19 continues to test the limits of state–society relationships in much of the developing world.

As the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading globally in March, national governments and the international donor community mobilized quickly to cushion the impact.

The economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic — at the global, country, and household levels — are dramatic, plunging the world into a recession not experienced in more than a half century (World Bank 2020a).

The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying lockdowns have had enormous negative economic impacts and tested the resilience of people across all income levels.

In response to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, countries across the world have instituted various policy measures which-although different in their approaches-are all evolving as the pandemic progresses.

With the initial onset of COVID-19, pictures of empty supermarket shelves and panic buying raised questions about the impacts of the pandemic on food supply chains.