53 new cases of COVID-19 detected on Sunday

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KATHMANDU, July 3: As many as 53 new cases of COVID-19 were detected across the country on Sunday, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health and Population...

BA.5 Omicron variant of COVID-19 confirmed in Nepal

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KATHMANDU, July 3: BA.5 subvariant of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Nepal. A lab test conducted at the Dhulikhel Hospital confirmed the BA.5 variant, accord...

COVID-19 rising again-should we worry?

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KATHMANDU, July 3: In recent days, Nepal has been witnessing a rise in the number of new cases of COVID-19, especially in the capital city. Few weeks ago, the...

2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Nepal for children aged between 5 to 11 years

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KATHMANDU, July 3: As many as 2.4 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Nepal which will be administered to children aged between 5 to 11 years old. ...

Nepal sees rise in new COVID-19 cases

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KATHMANDU, June 29: New cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nepal in recent days. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP),...

India reports 11,739 new COVID-19 cases, 25 more deaths

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NEW DELHI, June 26: As many as 11,739 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in India, taking the total tally to 43,389,973, according to the data released by the health ministry...

IN PICS: Govt administering COVID-19 vaccines to children

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KATHMANDU, June 23: The government is administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged between 5 to 12 years in 27 districts from Thursday. The government will be inoculating the ...

Govt administering COVID-19 vaccines to children in these 27 districts from Thursday

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KATHMANDU, June 22: The government is all set to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children aged between 5 to 12 years in 27 districts from Thursday. The government will be...

BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron: How worried should we be?

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JUNE 19: BA.4 and BA.5 were first identified in South Africa and may soon become the dominant strains in Europe and the US, health experts say. What exactly are...

As India confirms new variant of COVID-19, genome sequencing being conducted in Nepal as well

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KATHMANDU, June 13: As BA 5, a new sub-variant of omicron, has been detected in Pune, Maharashtra, India, genome sequencing is being conducted in Nepal as well, according to Chuman...

New variant of COVID-19 detected in India

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KATHMANDU, June 12: BA.5, a new sub-variant of omicron, has been detected in Pune, Maharashtra, India. The latest report of whole genome sequencing from B J Medical College, Pune...

COVID-19 booster dose to children from today

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KATHMANDU, June 10: The government is administering COVID-19 booster dose to children from Friday.  According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), children aged b ...

North Korea: Fighting Covid with traditional medicine

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MAY 20: In early 2020, the country sealed its borders to try to insulate itself from the pandemic. Its leadership has so far rejected outside medical support. ...

North Korea announces first death from Covid-19

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MAY 13: Six people died after suffering a fever with one testing positive for Omicron, state media reported on Friday. It said 187,000 people with a fever were being...

WHO rules out COVID-19 vaccines side effects as causes of concerning unknown hepatitis in children

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BEIJING, May 11: Since a new kind of acute hepatitis of unknown origin among children was first reported last month in Britain, around 300 cases have been reported in over...