Seven additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nepalgunj on Tuesday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in Nepal to 82. Of the seven, three are males, aged 22, 30 and 40, and four are females, aged 9, 32, 34, and 55. Their swab samples were collected and sent to Bheri Hospital in […]
Six more people have tested positive for coronavirus infection in Nepalgunj. With the emergence of the new cases, the national tally has jumped to 75. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, swab samples of the six were sent to Bheri Zonal Hospital in Nepalgunj for PCR test. Of the six, three are males
Six more test positive for coronavirus; national tally jumps to 75 Read Post »
Dr. Bikash Devkota, 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 tests done in Nepal: 63,102 (PCR: 13,414 + RDT: 49,688) No. of tests in last 24 hours: 1,479 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel,
COVID-19: Daily update from Ministry of Health and Population; 10 new cases Read Post »
India’s air force flew aircrafts over more than a dozen cities on Sunday, as part of a nationwide campaign by the armed forces to thank healthcare workers and other essential services personnel fighting the coronavirus outbreak. So far, India has recorded nearly 40,000 coronavirus cases and more than 1,300 deaths amid weeks-long nationwide lockdown to contain the
With fighter jets and army bands, India’s military thank health workers (with photos) Read Post »
Three people from Bara and Parsa districts are confirmed to have been infected with Covid-19. Two people from Jitpur Simara Sub-metropolitan City and one from Chapkaiya of Birgunj Metropolitan City have tested positive for coronavirus. The two from Bara have been kept in quarantine at Simara while the one from Parsa is being prepared to
Three more test positive for Covid-19 ; tally stands at 57 Read Post »
The total number of people infected with the coronavirus disease in Nepal has reached 48. The 48th infection was announced yesterday evening. The latest infected is a 26-year-old male from Bhojpur. His swab sample was tested at Dharan-based BPKIHS. Similarly, a 14-year-old kid (male) from Janakpur and 55-year-old female from Udayapur tested COVID-19 positive yesterday
Number of COVID-19 infected climbs to 48 Read Post »
NEW YORK, April 23 (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday the coronavirus could give some countries an excuse to adopt repressive measures for reasons unrelated to the pandemic as he warned that the outbreak risks becoming a human rights crisis. Guterres released a U.N. report highlighting how human rights should guide the response
U.N. chief warns against repressive measures amid coronavirus crisis Read Post »
Eight residents of Bhulke in Triyuga Municipality of Udayapur have been sent to Dharan-based BPKIHS for a second PCR test after their first test came as COVID-19 positive. Their swab samples were first collected and tested at the lab in Koshi Zonal Hospital, Biratnagar on Saturday. The samples had tested positive in Polymerase Chain Reaction
Samples of eight persons sent to BPKIHS after they tested positive in Biratnagar Read Post »
As our news feed is flooded with the reports of Dr Sher Bahadur Pun being called at the Ministry of Health to allegedly clarify his public statements, one must wonder what Dr Pun did to be reprimanded. Dr Pun is a virologist at the Teku-based Sukraraj Hospital and the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division. He
Silencing truth tellers not a new thing for Oli-led government Read Post »
Another person has been diagnosed for COVID-19 in Nepal, taking the total number of confirmed cases at 31. As per Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population, the newly identified case is a 65 year old male. Further details regarding location and status of patient are awaited. Similarly, two people have also recovered from the novel
COVID-19: Nepal confirms another case bringing total number to 31 Read Post »
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