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Prohibitory orders in three districts of Kathmandu Valley effective from midnight

Chief District Officers of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur on Tuesday decided to issue prohibitory orders in the three districts of the valley. The restrictions in movement of people and vehicles will come into effect from midnight Wednesday and are aimed at discouraging unwarranted people’s movement in order to control the increasing spread of COVID-19 in […]

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Pandemic now driven by 20s, 30s, 40s group, many asymptomatic – WHO

MANILA, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it was concerned that the novel coronavirus spread was being driven by people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, many of which were unaware they were infected, posing a danger to vulnerable groups. WHO officials said this month the proportion of younger people

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TU Teaching Hospital, Mechi AMDA Hospital, Kapilvastu Hospital, Bharatpur Hospital halt services as health workers test positive for COVID-19

The emergency ward of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) has been sealed as two doctors posted at the ward and six nurses tested positive for COVID-19. The emergency ward will remain sealed off until further notice, as per the hospital authorities. As swab samples of other staffers have been collected for PCR tests, resumption of

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New Zealand records first virus case in 102 days, enforces lockdown again

WELLINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – New Zealand officials are investigating the possibility that its first COVID-19 cases in more than three months were imported by freight, as the country plunged back into lockdown on Wednesday. The discovery of four infected family members in Auckland led Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to swiftly reimpose tight restrictions on

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COVID-19: MoHP daily updates; Total cases: 23,310 Recovery: 16,493 Death: 79

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: 452,236 No. of PCR tests in last 24 hours: 8,432 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Nepalgunj,

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CCMC to recommend government to postpone August 17 flights resumption schedule; an official decision likely today

The COVID-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC) has decided to recommend the government not to resume aviation services and long-distance public transport from August 17. A meeting of CCMC held on Sunday decided to ask the government to postpone its earlier decision by 15 days keeping in mind an alarming surge of COVID-19 cases in various

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WASH facilities in healthcare neglected amid Covid-19 widespread

WASH in healthcare facilities being neglected during COVID-19

According to a report on ‘WASH in health care facilities: initiatives, challenges and lessons from Nepal post emergencies’ by Loughborough University Institutional Repository, the Department of Health Services has initiated a number of projects to address some challenges in order to improve the status of WASH facilities in healthcare facilities. WASH stands for Water, Sanitation

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The ‘Distrust Trap’ – Dwindling economy amid COVID-19

By Trijya Kafle Les Trente Glorieuses, a phrase from French directly translated as “The Glorious Thirties”, represents a three-decade period of social and economic transformation after the end of World War II. Even though it has been nearly 15 years since the end of Nepal’s Civil War, glorious years for Nepalis are nowhere near sight.

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Bara DAO issues prohibitory order as 40 people including RM chair test positive for COVID-19

The District Administration Office of Bara has issued a prohibitory order in Devatal Rural Municipality after community spread of COVID-19 was confirmed in the area. The order is said to remain in effect until further notice. As many as 40 persons, including the rural municipality’s chair, vice-chair, a ward chair and 17 health workers tested

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Government to conduct sero-survey of COVID community spread

The Ministry of Health and Population is all set to study whether COVID-19 infection has spread at the community level. The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division will launch the ‘sero prevalence survey’ to find out the number of people affected by the pandemic in the community level. The nationwide survey will be supported by World

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