944 people test positive for COVID-19, 297 recover on Saturday

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KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Officials confirmed that 944 more people contracted the coronavirus disease on Saturday.  As many as 13,264 tests were carried out across the country t ...

Frontline workers to be administered third COVID-19 jab from next week

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KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The government is preparing to administer the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers.  According to Dr Roshan Pokharel, secretary at t ...

PM Deuba isolates after Maoist Chair Prachanda contracts COVID-19

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KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has kept him isolated after CPN (Maoist Center) tested positive for the COVID-19.  According to PM Deuba’s secr ...

Maoist Chair Prachanda, leader Shreshta contract COVID-19

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KATHMANDU, Jan 8: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Puspha Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has contracted COVID-19.  According to his secretariat, Prachanda tested positive fo ...

Nepal confirms 24 new Omicron cases

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KATHMANDU, Jan 7: Nepal on Friday confirmed the detection of 24 new cases of Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease.  According to the Ministry of Health and Populat ...

Omicron should not be categorized as 'mild': WHO

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GENEVA, Jan 7: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against describing the Omicron variant as mild, saying it is killing people across the world. During a press conferen...

Nepal reports rise in covid infections, 540 new cases on Thursday

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KATHMANDU, Jan 7: A total of 540 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Nepal on Thursday.  The new infection caseloads were from a total of 12,099 tests, according to...

COVID-19: 393 new infected while 263 recover

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A total of 393 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the country in the past 24 hours. This was revealed in 9,329 samples tested during the same...

COVID-19 update: 326 new cases, two deaths Monday

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KATHMANDU, Jan 3: The Ministry of Health and Population recorded 326 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The new cases were confirmed through 12,498 samples tested during...

India's Mumbai bans new year parties with restrictions on close door events

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India's financial capital Mumbai has banned new year parties on new year's eve on Friday over concerns of rising COVID-19 cases. The municipal commissioner of Mumbai has c ...

Nepal reports 241 new cases of COVID-19

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KATHMANDU, Dec 30: No death linked with the coronavirus disease was reported on Thursday. It may be noted that two people died of the infection on Wednesday. A total...

COVID-19: 264 new cases, 260 recoveries and 2 deaths reported Tuesday

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KATHMANDU, Dec 28: As many as 264 more people tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Tuesday.  According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoH ...

India reports 6,358 new COVID-19 cases, Omicron tally at 653

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NEW DELHI: A total of 6,358 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload in the country to 75,456, informed the Ministry...

Nepal records 219 new cases of coronavirus infection

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KATHMANDU, Dec 26: The country has recorded a total of 219 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. The...

India logs 7,189 new COVID-19 cases, nationwide Omicron infections rise to 415

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NEW DELHI: India logged 7,189 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday. The tally of cases of the new Omicron variant...