The Global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Nepal when its first and only case was confirmed on 24 January 2020. The patient only presented mild symptoms and had been discharged a week earlier with instructions to self-quarantine at home. As of 16 March, Nepal has tested 477 other people, all of whom have tested negative.

The government has taken various precautions to prevent the spread of disease. It evacuated 175 individuals, mostly students, from Hubei, in February, and quarantined them in Bhaktapur. All of them tested negative and were sent home. Sukraraj Tropical and infectious diseases hospital  in Teku, Kathmandu, commonly referred to as Teku Hospital, is the primary hospital for the treatment of the disease, handling all suspected cases. Nepal has established health-desks at the international airport as well as on border checkpoints with India. Nepal has poor health-care and a severe lack of medical infrastructure, manpower and equipment, and is therefore considered poorly prepared to handle a large scale outbreak of the disease.

Nepal cancelled its international promotional activities related to Visit Nepal Year 2020 and the Nepalese economy is expected to be severely impacted by the pandemic due its effects on tourism, manufacturing, construction and trade.

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