Employees contribute 10 percent of a month salary to COVID-19 prevention fund

5 years ago

Kathmandu - Employees serving at Tarakhola rural municipality of Baglung district have announced to contribute 10 percent of their one-month salary to the government-instituted Coronavirus Infection Prevention, Control and Treatment...

In its fight against COVID-19, govt. announces weeklong nationwide lockdown

5 years ago

Kathmandu - Considering the possibility of spread of COVID-19 across the country, the government has issued a directive to the public asking them to remain indoors for a week starting...

Press Council introduces COVID-19 guidelines

5 years ago

Kathmandu - The Press Council Nepal has issued guidelines to help media persons and the media houses in the collection and dissemination of news related to Coronavirus or COVID-19. The...

Govt widens COVID-19 sample test criteria

5 years ago

Kathmandu - The Ministry of Health and Population has broadened the criteria for the tests of COVID-19. At a news conference on Monday, Ministry's Spokesperson Dr Bikas Devkota said that the...

Govt calls for contribution to COVID prevention fund

5 years ago

Kathmandu - The Government has requested one and all to contribute to the Coronavirus Infection Prevention, Control and Treatment Fund. Issuing a notice today, Joint Secretary at the Office of...

Curfew clamped in Kailali to prevent COVID-19

5 years ago

Kathmandu - The District Administration Office (DAO) in Kailali district has imposed curfew in the district effective from 2pm today until further notice. This step is taken as a precautionary...

Gaddachauki sees impact of border seal

5 years ago

Kathmandu - Gaddachauki, the western border point in Kanchanpur district has become quiet with the government decision to seal Nepal's borders with India and China for a week, beginning from...

Govt will rescue, provide treatment to infected people: Health minister Dhakal

5 years ago

Kathmandu - Minister for Health and Population Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal today said the government would rescue and provide free treatment to COVID-19 infected people. "Any infected person will be rescued...

Health ministry confirms another COVID-19 case in Nepal

5 years ago

Kathmandu - The Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed a case of COVID-19 in Nepal. A 19-year-old woman, who had arrived Kathmandu on Tuesday from France via the Qatar transit,...

Brief rain forecast

5 years ago

Brief rain forecast A brief rain has been forecast at one or two places of the hilly regions today with partly to generally cloudy in the eastern region and...

Three Nepalis in quarantine in Portugal for COVID-19

5 years ago

Kathmandu - Bhagawan Giri One Nepali in Portugal has been confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 and is under medication at a hospital there, it has been reported. Three...

Man returned from Thailand adopts self-quarantine in Jhapa

5 years ago

Kathmandu - At a time when the government has taken sweeping measures to avoid COVID-19 in the country, a person returned to Bhadrapur of Jhapa from Thailand has adopted self-quarantine....

Kakarvitta sees impact of people's curfew in India

5 years ago

Kathmandu - Kakarvitta, the major transit point in the eastern belt of Nepal, remained completely clam today due to the influence of people's curfew observed throughout India in its bid...

COVID-19: Quarantine in Manipal teaching hospital

5 years ago

Kathmandu - A quarantine centre is to be established in the Manipal teaching hospital premises. The quarantine is being established in order to help minimize the risk of COVID-19 infection....

Four held for black-marketing mask, hand sanitiser

5 years ago

Kathmandu - As the global pandemic of coronavirous is accelerating further, mask and sanitizer are in short supply in the country. Suppliers have been alleged of promoting an artificial shortage...