No new corona variant detected in Nepal : WHO

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, June 3: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is not aware of any new variant of the coronavirus in Nepal.  Refuting the claim made by ...

Prohibitory orders eased in Kathmandu, what are allowed?

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, June 2: The district administration offices (DAOs) of the three districts [ Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur] decided to extend the ongoing prohibitory orders, which were due to expire on...

COVID-19: 5,316 new cases, 7,219 recoveries reported on Wednesday

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, June 2: As many as 5,316 more people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours as of Wednesday afternoon.  According t ...

Nepal receives medical aid from France (Photo Feature)

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, June 2:  Expressing its solidarity with Nepal in a fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, France has extended support of medical equipment and supplies at a time the country is...

Prohibitory orders in Kathmandu  Valley extended till June 14

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, June 2: Ongoing prohibitory orders in the Kathmandu Valley, where Nepal’s federal capital lies, have been extended by another 12 days amid the fears of the novel coronavirus disease.  ...

WHO announces simple, easy-to-say names for corona variants

3 years ago

GENEVA, June 1: WHO has assigned simple, easy to say and remember labels for key variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, using letters of the Greek alphabet. ...

Nepal receives 800,000 doses of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines (Photo Feature)

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, June 1:  A consignment of 800,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, which were donated by China,  arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Forei ...

COVID-19: 95% infected ones got recovered in Karnali Province

3 years ago

  KARNALI, June 1: The recovery rate of COVID-19 in Karnali Province in the recent days has increased. On Monday alone, a total of 512 infected ones returned home...

COVID-19 in Nepal : 6,491 recoveries, 4,762 new cases  reported on Monday

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KATHMANDU, May 31: As many as 6,491 more people recovered from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as of Monday afternoon. With this, 447,446 people have recovered from the virus...

Fund for treatment of infected journalists to be set up in Kanchanpur

3 years ago

KANCANPUR, May 31: The district working committee of the Federation of Nepali Journalists, Kanchanpur has decided to set up a journalist COVID-19 treatment fund for the treatment of working...

Nepal’s COVID-19 positivity rate still high, stands at 34.21 percent on Sunday

3 years ago

4,369 new COVID-19 cases detected thru 12,770 tests KATHMANDU, May 30: Despite a month-long prohibitory orders almost throughout the country, Nepal is st ...

New UK-Indian corona variant detected in Vietnam, health officials say

3 years ago

May 30: A new variant of coronavirus has been detected in Vietnam that appears to be a combination of the Indian and UK variants and can spread quickly by air,...

Four people die of COVID-19 in past 12 hours in Banke

3 years ago

BANKE, May 30: The COVID-19 death rate in Banke has significantly dropped in the past 12 hours. The district-based health facilities have reported four deaths overnight and they all...

FNJ Paanchthar Vice-chair dies of COVID-19

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PAACHTHAR, May 30: Vice-chair of Federation of Nepali Journalists, Paanchthar unit Yekraj Bhandari died of COVID-19 on Saturday. He was undergoing treatment at the Birta City hospital in Birtamode...

Rs 26.75 billion allocated to purchase anti-COVID-19 vaccines

3 years ago

KATHMANDU, May 29: The government has allocated billions of rupees in the name of controlling COVID-19 pandemic in the budget for fiscal year 2021/22.  While presenting the b ...