November 2020

Bangladesh signs deal with India for 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Bangladesh signed a deal with the Serum Institute of India on Thursday to buy 30 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed by British drugmaker AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine is seen as one of the most advanced candidates in the race against the novel coronavirus. “Whenever the vaccine is ready, the Serum […]

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Supreme Court quashes govt’s review petition obligating state to conduct free PCR tests, COVID-19 treatment

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain the review petition filed by the Ministry of Health and Population seeking to challenge its earlier verdict that had ordered the government to provide free test and treatment to COVID-19 patients. A full bench of justices Hari Krishna Karki, Sapana Pradhan Malla and Purushottam Bhandari refused to

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COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 185,974 Recovery: 148,408 Death: 1,052

Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, Speaker for the Ministry of Health and Population appeared on Facebook Live for the day’s media briefing. Here are a few updates: Total no. of PCR tests done in Nepal: 1,507,190 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 13,068 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,

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Education Minister directs NEB to prepare online exam facility for Grade XII students

Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokhrel has instructed the National Examination Board (NEB) to make preparations so that Grade XII students from across the country can take their board exam online. Such a system is aimed at facilitating exam candidates to take their tests from their current location. Thousands of people have

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16 doctors resign en masse from emergency ward of Bir Hospital citing lack of safety gears

As many as 16 medical officers working in the emergency ward of Bir Hospital, Kathmandu submitted their resignation to Director Kedar Century on Wednesday stating that the hospital management had failed to meet their demands. The doctors demanding that the hospital management provide them with PPE kits, masks, gloves and other protective items, as well

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Anxiety, suspicion exacerbate U.S. post-election uncertainty

DETROIT, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Weary from one of the most bruising U.S. presidential races in modern times, Republican and Democratic voters alike were in a state of high anxiety on Wednesday with the election outcome still unsettled a day after polls closed. President Donald Trump’s false declaration of victory in the early hours of

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COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 182,923 Recovery: 144,978 Death: 1,034

Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, Speaker for the Ministry of Health and Population appeared on Facebook Live for the day’s media briefing. Here are a few updates: Total no. of PCR tests done in Nepal: 1,494,122 No. of PCR tests in last 72 hours: 37,756 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,

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Free food distributors showing Kathmandu as a city of beggar, says Mayor Shakya

Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Bidhya Sundar Shakya has urged those providing free food in open spaces such as Khulamanch to stop distributing free foods stating that the metropolis is sensitive towards the health of Kathmanduites. 100s Group, a group of youth volunteers gathered through Facebook, has been providing one meal a day for free to

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CAAN casts doubt on reliability of PCR testing labs as passengers test COVID positive at destination countries

As several Nepal Airlines (NA) passengers carrying negative test reports for COVID-19 tested positive at the destination airports, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has raised questions about the credibility of private labs in the country. CAAN expressed concern that such ‘false certificates’ could trigger foreign governments to ban NA from flying to their

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Lucky children greet Fu Bao, the first panda born in South Korea

SEOUL, Nov 4 (Reuters) – The first panda to be born in South Korea was introduced to a group of lucky children and reporters on Wednesday and given a name – Fu Bao, meaning lucky treasure. Fu Bao, born three months ago, appeared healthy and happy, if a little shy, as zookeepers presented her to

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