Karnali State government restricts night entry of people

A meeting of the Province Crisis management Centre (PCMC) on Thursday decided to restrict the entry of people coming from foreign countries as well as other parts of the country into the state at night time. It also decided that those entering the state during the day time should also produce their PCR test report from three days before.

Bharatpur metropolis into weeklong lockdown

An emergency meeting of the disaster management committee chaired by the metropolis Mayor Renu Dahal took a decision in this regard in view of increasing cases, said Mayor Dahal. During the lockdown period, vehicles except for the ones operated for essential services are barred.

13 houses buried in landslides in Sindhupalchowk, members of five families still missing

15 people out of the members of 13 households damaged by the landslides have been able to come out of the disaster site while members of at least five households have gone missing, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in the District Police Office, Madhav Kafle.

25 per cent of COVID-19 cases confirmed in last 3 days from Kathmandu

In the last three days, 1,647 cases were detected across the country, of which 399 cases were from the Kathmandu Valley, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. Kathmandu's share of the new cases compared to the total cases in the country in the last three days is about 24.22 per cent when calculated.

TU not conducting its exams soon

According to Examination Controller Pushpa Raj Joshi, though University was preparing to conduct the semester based exams from 1st September and annual based exams from mid-September, they were postponed for time being due to increasing threat of pandemic.

NHRC asks government for diplomatic move to ensure rights of migrants

Releasing a study report on rights of Nepali migrant workers affected from the COVID-19 pandemic, the NHRC has asked for a diplomatic initiative to stop the illegal activities like unilaterally terminating the job contract in the destination countries, forcing them to stay for non-payable leave and ousting them from the jobs.

Four COVID-19 related deaths confirmed, death toll hits 95

Four persons from Mahottari, Dhanusa, Achcham and Morang succumbed to the virus infection, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

COVID-19 cases in Kathmandu Valley continue to rise, 127 cases recorded on Thursday

In 9,859 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 127 persons were found with the virus infection in Kathmandu Valley, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

COVID-19 update: Tally climbs to 24,957 with 525 new cases

In 9,859 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 525 persons were found with the virus infection, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

18 more persons test positive for COVID-19 in Karnali, 17 of them from Surkhet

Meanwhile, seven COVID-19 patients have returned home after recovering from the virus infection, which takes the number of people who have recovered from the virus to 1,901. Number of active cases in the province has come down to 145 till the date. Six people have succumbed to the deadly virus in province till the date.

NCP Chairmen resume dialogue, accompanied by general secretary, SC members

The Chairmen duo have been accompanied by NCP General Secretary Bishnu Paudel and Standing Committee members Shankar Pokharel and Janardan Sharma, according to Ram Sharan Bajgai, media expert to the Prime Minister.

Home isolation for COVID-19 patients starts in Pokhara, step gets mixed reaction

Western Regional Hospital which is designated as Provincial Corona Treatment Center of Gandaki Province allowed the patient to stay in home isolation as the 40-bed Center was fully occupied and the infected person's health background as well as present condition was not that risky.

Over a dozen COVID-19 infected including teachers, media persons cut contact, hide themselves from health authority

Naresh Shrestha, Corona focal person of Banke District Health Office, informed that those who cut contact by switching off their mobiles and hiding from health authorities include even well-educated teachers, college professor, government officers and media persons.

Nepal records eight deaths from COVID-19 today, the highest in single-day count

Eight persons from Kathmandu, Dhading, Dhanusa, Saptari, Morang, Kapilvastu and Bara succumbed to the virus on August 11 and 12, said Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

Kathmandu Valley records highest single-day tally with 138 new COVID-19 cases

In 10,481 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 138 persons were found with the virus infection, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

COVID-19 update: Caseload soars to 24,432 with 484 new cases

In 10,481 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last  24 hours, as many as 484 persons were  found with the virus infection, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

23 test positive for COVID-19 in Karnali on Wednesday, Provincial tally climbs to 2,034

Chetan Nidhi Wagle, chief of Surkhet District Health Office, viewed that risk of infection of COVID-19 was high in Surkhet and there was also risk of community transmission as five of the 19 newly infected people have no travel history and they were not detected in the course of contact tracing nor they were staying in the quarantine.

Former Mayor of Janakpurdham dies from COVID-19

According to the deceased family member, Anurag Giri, infection of COVID-19 was confirmed in the former mayor of Janakpurdham while under treatment in the hospital, and that Nepali Army personnel were making preparations for disposal of the body.

I defeated COVID-19 with regular physical exercise, domestic treatment: HoR member Yadav

"I strictly abided by the home isolation rules. I made paste mixing two spoonful of turmeric powder, 22 pieces of garlic, black salt, black pepper, two piece of onion and a lemon and took it three times a day. In the beginning I took even 12 glasses of coconut water but later on I took 6 glasses a day," shared Yadav.

MoHP confirms four COVID-19 related deaths

Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry, during the daily press briefing today said that four persons of Dhanusa, Kavrepalanchowk and Sindhupalchowk had succumbed to COVID-19.