Of the 14 Covid-19 fatalities in Nepal, 11 people died at quarantine centers. Of them, nine tested positive for coronavirus infection through a PCR test while two tested negative, and the results of three are awaited. Similarly, six among the total national Covid-19 fatalities died after being transferred to hospitals from respective quarantine centers upon […]
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: 2,21,332 (PCR: 88,366 + RDT: 1,32,966) No. of tests in last 24 hours: 11,634 (PCR: 4,232 + RDT: 7,402) Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan,
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The government has decided that a total of 10 flights can be sent to each foreign country in a day to recuse Nepali nationals stranded abroad. According to the instruction issued by the government, everyone willing to enter Nepal in those flights must present their medical report showing negative test result for Covid-19 in order
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New Delhi – India has registered 230 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its total to 5,394 as the country begins its three-stage reopening on Monday. The lockdown is being eased in most places except for the containment zones now isolated due to coronavirus outbreaks. The Health Ministry said India had 190,535 cases, which
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A six-year-old has died at a quarantine facility in Nawadurga rural municipality-3 of Dadeldhura district. The kid is said to have died at midnight on Saturday. The kid had been kept at the quarantine facility in Dadeldhura Multiple Campus with his family after they entered Nepal via the Gaurifanta border point from India on Saturday.
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-By Sweta Timilsina, MBA, Asst. Director NRB | Ojesh Upreti, MBA-OL| MSPM According to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the cost of Covid-19 to the global economy is estimated to be more than $ 1 trillion. This widely spreading contagious disease which has wreaked havoc is certain to push down the global
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Nepal has confirmed its 49th case of COVID-19 on 24th April, 2020. As per an update by MoHP at 07:45 p.m., the patient is a 62 year old from Jhapa District of Province 1. His swab sample was sent to BPKIHS in Dharan, and a subsequent PCR test confirmed the infection. Preparations to transfer him
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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
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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
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As of 13th April, 2020, Nepal had 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The timeline above summarizes the information from Nepalese media and government press briefings about the 13 positive cases in Nepal. Note that except for Case 1, other cases are still recorded as “active cases”. The text below explains what is shown in the
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