3,553 corona cases reported Thursday taking active caseload to 14,340

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KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Nepal on Thursday reported 3,553 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).  ...

WHO cautions against concurrent outbreaks of COVID-19, other diseases

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"Let's be clear: while Omicron causes less severe disease than Delta, it remains a dangerous virus, particularly for those who are unvaccinated," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. GENEVA...

Cabinet meeting uncertain amid corona fears

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KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Regular Cabinet meetings have not been held since last Monday amid the heightened fears of the novel coronavirus disease. While some of the ministers contract t...

Drug control officer assigned after 45 years

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KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The government has assigned the drug control officer 45 years after the governing law Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act was enacted in 1976.  According to the N...

Omicron variant affects upper respiratory tract: MoHP officials

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KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The newly detected Omicron variant of COVID-19 is said to be more transmissible than the previous Delta variant.  Though the Omicron variant is so far foun...

Unvaccinated people are 10 times more likely to be infected, 17 times more likely to be hospitalised: Health Ministry

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KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Dr Janak Koirala, affiliated with Patan Institute of Health Sciences and Nepal Health Research Council maintained that people who are not vaccinated against the corona virus are...

COVID: 3,075 new cases reported on Wednesday

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KATHMANDU, Jan 12: As many as 3,075 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease were reported on Wednesday.  According to the health ministry, those cases were detected from 1...

Booster doses of current vaccines may not be enough: WHO

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GENEVA, Jan. 12: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated if they are to provide continued protection against emerging variants, including...

Amid sharp spike in COVID-19 cases, ‘smart lockdown’ in Valley (with notice)

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KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Local administrations in the Kathmandu Valley have imposed some restrictions in public activities amid the rise in new COVID-19 infections.  A joint m ...

Rising corona graph: 9,261 cases detected in Nepal since Jan 1

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KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Nepal has witnessed a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections in recent days.  According to the daily COVID-19 updates released by the Ministry of Health and Pop...

1,286 new cases in Kathmandu  Valley alone on Tuesday

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KATHMANDU, Jan 11: The three districts in the Kathmandu Valley reported a total of 1,286 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease on Tuesday.  According to the Ministr ...

Nepal reports 2,444 new corona cases on Tuesday

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KATHMANDU, Jan 11: As many as 2,444 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease on Tuesday. The new cases were detected through 15,033 tests carried out in the past...

CPN (Unified Socialist) Chair Nepal tests positive for COVID-19

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KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist), Madhav Kumar Nepal has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).  Chair Nepal underwent a tes ...

Children aged 12-18 being administered Pfizer, Moderna vaccines (with photos)

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KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Children aged between 12 and 18 years are being administered vaccines against COVID-19 in Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts starting from Tuesday.  Chi ...

India reports over 1,79 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, Omicron tally reaches 4,033

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NEW DELHI: India reported 1,79,723 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate in the country to 13.29 percent, according to the Ministry of Health...