Rich countries' access to foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns, group says

The Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment of nurses from poorer parts of the world, worsening dire staffing shortages in overstretched workforces there, the International Council of Nurses said. Sickness, burnout and staff departures amid surging Omicron cases have driven absentee rates to levels not yet seen during the two-year pandemic, said Howard Catton, CEO of the Geneva-based group that represents 27 million nurses and 130 national...

Silence period of NA election to begin from today midnight

During the silence period, publicity of election and soliciting voters are banned and that all publicity materials including election symbols placed within 300 meters of polling stations should be removed, according to the Election Commission, Nepal.

Leaders of five party ruling coalition consult with law experts

"The leaders of the five parties held a joint discussion with the law experts. There is constitutional provision that the Act relating to Local Level Election becomes invalid wherever it contravenes with the Constitution. This has called for the need to amend the Act," informed Dev Prasad Gurung, a leader of the ruling CPN (Maoist Center), who participated in the meeting.  

Omicron In Nepal In 88% Of Cases

According to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 88 per cent of the confirmed corona infections in Nepal are new variant of Coronavirus 'Omicron'.

Trade deficit widens by 46.64 per cent, 95.48 per cent rise in exports

The trade deficit has increased by 46.64 per cent during the first half of the current fiscal year (FY) in comparison to the same period of the previous FY. The first six month’s foreign trade statistics (FTS) released by the Customs Department recorded the trade deficit of Rs 880.4 billion up from Rs 660.4 billion recorded in the same period of the previous FY. 

5,598 new cases, four fatalities in 24 hours

In 13,377 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 5,598 persons were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update.

India's COVID-19 cases rise by 333,533 in last 24 hours - govt

India reported over 300,000 new COVID-19 infections for the fourth straight day even though the caseload over the last 24 hours was slightly lower than a day before, data released by the government on Sunday showed.

China provides two million syringes as grant

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Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions

Amid fears of an imminent attack on Ukraine, Russia has further upped the ante by announcing more military drills in the region. It also has refused to rule out the possibility of military deployments to the Caribbean, and President Vladimir Putin has reached out to leaders opposed to the West.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas welcomed their baby girl 12 weeks early

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced on Friday that they have become parents to a baby through surrogacy. The couple refrained from revealing the gender of their child but a recent report suggests that the actress and the singer have welcomed a baby girl.