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Throat, nasal samples collected from quarantined Nepalis for second time

Samples of nasal and throat swabs have been collected and sent for lab test for the second time from 175 Nepalis evacuated from China, currently quarantined at Nepal Electricity Authority Training Centre, Kharipati. Similarly, swap samples were also collected from 18 crew members who had gone to China to evacuate the Nepalis and are currently […]

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India to screen passengers flying from Kathmandu for coronavirus

India has announced to take precautionary measures by screening all passengers arriving at its airports from Kathmandu from Monday. A high-level meeting on COVID19 chaired by India’s cabinet secretary on Saturday announced to enforce universal screening of all incoming air passengers from Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Nepal, according to the Press Information Bureau of the

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China reports fewer coronavirus cases outside epicentre, cases surge in South Korea

China reported another fall in the new coronavirus infections outside of its epicentre on Sunday, but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak as new infections and fears of contagion increased elsewhere. China’s health commission confirmed 648 new infections on Sunday – higher than a day earlier – but only

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Garlic price hits record high at Rs 720 per kg

The retail price of dry garlic imported from China has reached record high of Rs 720 per kilogram in the domestic market. According to the officials of the Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market Development Board, the outbreak of coronavirus has halted the import of garlic from China and the currently available stock was imported earlier

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All Nepalis evacuated from China test negative for coronavirus

All 175 Nepali nationals evacuated from China’s Hubei province and kept in quarantine at Kharipati of Bhaktapur since Sunday morning have tested negative for coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and Population informed. Organizing a press conference today, Health Secretary Khagaraj Baral said that the throat and nasal swabs sent to the National Public Health Laboratory for

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Promote Nepal as coronavirus-free zone, says Tourism Minister Bhattarai

The government has decided to publicize Nepal as “coronavirus-free zone” in a bid to promote Visit Nepal 2020 campaign. The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has informed that the publicity will be carried out through audio/visual contents in English, Chinese and Hindi languages. The ministry held an interaction yesterday to discuss the effects

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Olangchung Gola border shut to prevent spread of coronavirus

After the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China has shut down the Olangchung Gola border in Taplejung saying the virus could spread across the border to the neighboring countries. Ward chair of the Faktanglung rural municipality-7 in Olangchung Gola, Chheten Sherpa informed that the people in Riu administration in Tibet, China have been barred from

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Hong Kong records first death from new coronavirus; overall toll over 420

HONG KONG/BEIJING, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Hong Kong reported its first death from the newly identified coronavirus on Tuesday, the second fatality outside mainland China from an outbreak that has killed over 420 people, spread around the world and raised fears for global economic growth. China’s currency and stock markets steadied in choppy trade after

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Hong Kong hospital staff strike to demand closure of China border

Hundreds of hospital workers in Hong Kong have gone on strike, demanding the border with mainland China be completely closed to reduce the risk of the coronavirus spreading. Hong Kong has suspended cross-border rail and ferry services, but health workers want a total border closure. Authorities say closing the border completely would go against advice

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After 8-day construction, China virus hospital to receive patients (watch live)

Built in just eight days, a Chinese hospital dedicated to treat people infected with a new coronavirus in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, will begin to receive patients on Monday, state media said. The hospital, Huoshenshan, or “fire-god mountain”, is designed to have 1,000 beds for patients with confirmed infections to ease a shortage

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