1.6 million doses of Moderna vaccine arrive in Nepal

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: More than 1.6 million doses of Moderna vaccine against coronavirus have arrived in Nepal.  According to the Chief of Supplies Section, Department of Health ...

Know Nepal’s COVID-19 vaccination status

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, Jan 25: At least 29,424,756 doses of different COVID-19 shots have so far been administered in Nepal since the country began its vaccination campaign a year ago on January 27,...

Local administration bans cross-border movement via Gaddachauki

2 years ago

KANCHANPUR, Jan 24: The movement of people from India through the Gaddachauki border transit point has been halted in view of the increasing infection of the Omicron variant of the...

COVID-19 pandemic can end in 2022 if international community takes comprehensive measures: WHO

2 years ago

JAN 25: "The international community can put an end to the coronavirus pandemic in 2022 if it takes comprehensive measures," Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...

Valley reports 4,676 new corona cases, 38,581 active cases in Kathmandu district alone

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: The Kathmandu Valley on Monday reported 4,676 new COVID-19 cases.  Of the three districts in the Valley, where Nepal's federal capital city lies, ...

With 10,319 new cases recorded on Monday, Nepal’s COVID-19 active case tally surpasses 82,000

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Nepal on Monday recorded 10,319 new cases of COVID-19 through 21,201 tests conducted across the country. With this, Nepal’s COVID-19 active case tally has ...

Central Zoo to remain shut for a week amid COVID-19 fears

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Amid surging COVID-19 infections, the Jawalakhel, Lalitpur-based Central Zoo has been shut down for a week starting from Sunday.  The zoo, which had r ...

150,437 people receive additional COVID-19 jabs

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: As many as 150,437 people have so far received additional doses of the vaccine against COVID-19.  According to the update released by the Ministry of ...

Corona infections on rise in Bhaktapur

2 years ago

BHAKTAPUR, Jan 24: Coronavirus caseload is increasing in Bhaktapur. Daily more than 500 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the district of late.  According to the ...

Nepal reports 6,462 new corona cases thru 17,437 tests

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Nepal on Sunday reported 6,462 new coronavirus cases from across the country.  According to the health ministry, new infections were detected through 16,437 tests carried out in...

Britain classifies new form of Omicron as "variant under investigation"

2 years ago

UK, Jan 22: A new form of Omicron named BA.2 has been designated a "variant under investigation," with 426 cases of the Omicron variant sub-lineage confirmed in the United Kingdom...

Nepal’s daily COVID-19 test positivity rate is almost three times more than that of India

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Nepal on Saturday recorded as many as 10,254 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through 20,187 tests conducted across the country. Of the tot...

Britain classifies new form of Omicron as "variant under investigation"

2 years ago

JAN 23: A new form of Omicron named BA.2 has been designated a "variant under investigation," with 426 cases of the Omicron variant sub-lineage confirmed in the United Kingdom (UK),...

COVID-19: 16 people die, 10,254 new cases detected

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: As many as 16 people succumbed to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours as of Saturday afternoon.  Nepal reported three deaths on Friday, according to the Min...

268 health workers contracted COVID-19 in Gandaki Province in three weeks

2 years ago

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: At least 268 health workers and doctors have been infected with COVID-19 in Gandaki Province in a period of three weeks, according to the Provincial Health Directorate.  ...