The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in Nepal has expressed growing concern over the increasing infection rate of the latest sub-variant of Coronavirus, JN.1, detected in the country. Seven out of sixteen samples tested at the National Public Health Laboratory last Monday revealed the presence of this highly transmissible sub-variant, which is identified as […]
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As breathtaking photos of the area became viral on social media, Manahukot (Manungkot) in Byas Municipality-5 of Tanahun began drawing huge crowds posing high risk of coronavirus transmission. Keeping the pandemic in mind, a meeting of the ward members have decided to allow only 300 tourists a day for sightseeing today onwards. The executive meeting
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SEOUL, Sept 10 (Reuters) – South Korea is preparing the fourth supplementary budget of this year of around $6.6 billion to aid struggling small businesses facing mass closures amid unprecedented social distancing restrictions to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus. At an emergency economic policy meeting, President Moon Jae-in said the fresh spending of 7.8
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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: 364,648 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 6,304 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,
COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 19,547 Recovery: 14,248 Death: 52 Read Post »
SYDNEY/NEW DELHI, July 30 (Reuters) – Spikes in novel coronavirus infections in Asia have dispelled any notion the region may be over the worst, with Australia and India reporting record daily infections on Thursday, Vietnam fretting over a new surge and North Korea urging vigilance. Asian countries had largely prided themselves on rapidly containing initial
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The Biratnagar Metropolitan City has urged its residents not to leave their homes or travel, except for essential/emergency works, today onwards. In the last few days, 14 new coronavirus cases with no travel history to coronavirus hotspots have been reported in the city, suggesting community transmission. Issuing a notice, the metropolitan office announced that it
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After detection of coronavirus cases at the community level, Birgunj Metropolis of Parsa district announced to decree curfew indefinitely effective from Saturday, in an attempt to contain further spread of the novel virus. Nine more persons were detected with the coronavirus infection in Parsa district on Friday evening. Assistant Chief District Officer of Parsa, Lalit
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SEOUL, July 26 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border town after a person suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border, state media said on Sunday. If confirmed, it would be the first case officially
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DUBAI, July 22 (Reuters) – When Kapil left his Nepali village for an airport job packing cargo in the United Arab Emirates, he thought he was securing a future for himself and his family. But less than a year after arriving in the Middle East trade and tourism hub, he questions whether it was the
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July 18 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases for the second day in a row, with the total rising by 259,848 in 24 hours. The biggest increases reported on Saturday were from the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. The previous
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