Zambia’s Medical Myths

Zambian health officials are grappling with a wave of dead-on-arrival cases at the country’s main referral hospital. The spike in cases may be related to residents not following COVID-19 guidelines, as well as to widespread misconceptions about the virus. Zambian health officials have spotted a worrisome trend: More and more patients are dying before reaching University Teaching Hospital (UTH), the country’s largest referral hospital. “We have recorded an increase in the number of Brought-In-Dead...

Leaf-plate stitching training in Charikot

Bhimeshwore Municipality, a local body in Dolakha district, organised leaf plate and bowl (duna, tapari) stitching training to the women in the district to preserve the cultural tradition. The local body was worried about the decreasing value of the traditional leaf plates in the society. Kamala Basnet, Deputy Mayor of the Municipality, said that the municipality organised training for the women to enhance its cultural values among younger generation.

NEB to open registration for SEE students from next week

Although conducting the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) this year still remains uncertain, the National Examination Board (NEB) has decided to open the registration forms of grade 10 students. The NEB has been planning to open the registration form of grade10 examinations from next week, Ramraj Khakurel, controller of the NEB grade 10 examination, said. Earlier, the NEB used to ask schools to submit students' registration form by September. But this year, the NEB is yet to announce dates...

Minister Aryal announces fertiliser storages in all seven provinces

Newly appointed Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Padma Kumari Aryal said on Sunday that the government would create infrastructure to store chemical fertilisers in all seven provinces. Assuming her new responsibility at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) at Singhadurbar, she said that she was committed to resolving the problem of chemical fertilisers, which the farmers were facing for years.

Private sector urged to build self-reliant economy

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has suggested that the private sector contribute to employment generation and creation of self-reliant economy through the development of businesses and industries. “Nepal is lagging behind despite having great potential. We are rich in natural resources and there is no problem of market as well but the country has been unable to attract enough investment,” she said in a meeting with the newly elected office bearers of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce...

Preparations to procure vaccines underway

With 481 new cases of novel coronavirus confirmed on Sunday, the national COVID-19 tally has touched 258,181. "In 3,828 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, 481 persons were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2," said Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in the regular press briefing today.

Suklaphanta welcomes domestic tourists

Shuklaphanta National Park (SNP), a prominent tourist destination of the far-western region, has been recording a steady rise of visitors since opening its doors to the general public on October 17, 2020. A number of domestic tourists are flocking the protected area after almost six-month-long hiatus following the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Assistant Conservation Officer Rabin Chaudhary, 395 domestic tourists visited Shuklaphanta until mid-November. "Tourism significantly declined since April,...

481 new COVID-19 cases, 731 recoveries, six fatalities in last 24 hours

"In 3,828 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 481 persons were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2," said Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the  Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in the regular press briefing.

GAVI calls government to stay prepared for COVID-19 vaccines

The World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), which have been providing aids in promoting various vaccine campaigns in Nepal , have been cooperating to provide vaccines against COVID-19 as well.

Vice-minister of CPC central committee international department Guo in Kathmandu

Vice-minister of the international department of the central committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Guo Yezhou, has arrived in Kathmandu this afternoon.