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COVID-19: Daily update from Ministry of Health and Population; 10 new cases

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, […]

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Concerns for Province 1 rises after after person tests positive from Jhapa District

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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President Bhandari promulgates both ordinances put forth by Council of Ministers

President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has promulgated both ordinances put forth by the Council of Ministers on Monday, 20th April, 2020. As per Article 114 (Provisions Relating to Ordinance), Section 1 of the Constitution of Nepal, If, at any time, except when both Houses of the Federal Parliament are in session, circumstances exist which render it

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An apology is owed

Arguments on the web are rife with why you should be allowed to call the virus a ‘Chinese Virus’ – while we are not arguing that you cannot call it that, maybe we should think of the ramifications of calling it that? For example, in 2018-2019, an Indian artist based in Nepal, Kurchi Dasgupta spent

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COVID-19: Nepal confirms another case bringing total number to 31

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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National lockdown extended until 27 April

Nepal government has decided to extend the national lockdown until 27th April (15th Baisakh). A ministerial meeting held on Tuesday decided to extend the lockdown. Nepal has been placed in a national lockdown since 24 March, initially announced for a week, but later extended to 8 April. In a third announcement, the lockdown was extended

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Neither stigmatization nor racism will cure COVID-19, then why hate?

Many North-eastern residents of India are being subjected to racism amid the global pandemic because of their facial structure. Recently, a man spat paan on a Manipuri girl while she was on her way to buy groceries and called her ‘corona’ in India. A video doing the rounds of social media shows a group of

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COVID-19: Daily update from Nepal’s MoHP

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 Kathmandu: 1697 No. of tests in Kathmandu in last 24 hours: 168 Tests outside Kathmandu: Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadi, Dhulikhel, Bharatpur, Bhairawaha (PCR

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COVID-19: Daily updates from MoHP

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 Kathmandu: 1529 No. of tests in past 24 hours in Kathmandu: 88 Likewise, tests are ongoing at Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, Dhangadhi, and Chitwan.

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COVID-19: Daily update by MoHP

Dr. Bikash Devkota, Speaker for the Ministry of Health and Population appeared on Facebook Live for the day’s (04/04/2020) media briefing. Here are a few updates: Total no. of tests done (nationwide): 1441 Total no. of tests in 24 hours (nationwide): 164 Testing facilities available in: Kathmandu, Dharan, Pokhara, Hetauda, Janakpur, Surkhet, and Dhangadhi (Installation ongoing

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