We have suffered sheer injustice, neglect, disrespect: families of disappeared

Jayanti Shahi, 46, from Sutaiya, Thakurbaba Municipality-8, Bardiya is one of the representatives of such cases.  She is waiting for her husband to return home for over 18 years.

14 succumb to COVID-19, death toll hits 221

Four females and 10 males succumbed to the virus infection in the last 24 hours, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

Kathmandu Valley records 429 new cases of COVID-19, highest in a single day

In 12,717 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 429 persons were found infected with the novel coronavirus, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

67-year-old succumbs to COVID-19 in Butwal

Sudarsan Thapa, COVID-19 focal person of the hospital, said that a 67-year-old male of the Butwal Sub- Metropolitan City-5, died on Sunday afternoon while receiving treatment in the hospital.

With 104 infected in Spinal Injury Hospital, public health officials focusing onto root cause of virus spread

The officials of the hospital, Banepa Municipality and a team of Kavre Health Office have initiated an in-depth investigation to ascertain the cause of the outbreak of COVID-19 in the hospitals and the areas nearby.

Nawalparasi (East) records first COVID-19 related death

A 62-year-old male of Binayi Triveni Rural Municipality-6 died on Saturday night while receiving treatment at Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, said Pitambar Ghimire, Chief District Officer of Nawalparasi (East).

12 persons feared buried as landslides hit five houses in Kalikot

Shyam Babu Oliya, Chief of the Kalikot District Police Office, said that as even the police communication set did not work, a team led by police inspector Yakshya Raj Joshi was sent to the incident site.

Coronavirus infected dies in home-isolation in Bhaktapur   

A person suffering COVID-19 and being treated at home-isolation in the district died on Saturday night. He died at his own house in Dhudhpati of Bhaktapur Municipality-1.    

Youth aged 29 succumbs to COVID-19 while under treatment at Patan Hospital

According to the Lalitpur District Health Office, the youth passed away at about 10 pm on Saturday. He was under treatment in the hospital since August 12.

Two killed in road accident involving ambulance 

The deceased has been identified as Bhanu Bhakta Gaire,35, of Chapakot municipality-9 and Shyam Pangeni,25, of Chapakot-10, according to chief of Ward Police Office in Waling, Hari Subedi.

Feast host tests positive: 70 samples collected 

The head of a family that hosted a feast to celebrate the naming of a new born member has tested positive to Corona Virus, leading to fear of massive community spread from those who attended the occasion.  

COVID-19: 102 infected, two dead in a day   

A total of 102 new cases of Corona Virus was confirmed in the district on Saturday, with two deaths. The two people who died were however from outside Chitwan.  

12 COVID-19 related deaths confirmed, death toll crosses 200, reaches 207

Three females and nine males succumbed to the virus infection in the last 24 hours, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

Kathmandu Valley records 186 new cases of COVID-19

In 11,516 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 186 persons were found with the virus infection in the Valley itself, informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the ministry in the daily press briefing today.

TU’s annual exams only after Dashain festival  

The Tribhuvan University (TU) is preparing to conduct its postponed exams only after Dashain festival.     According to Controller of Examinations, Pushparaj Joshi, preparations were made to conduct semester and annual examinations after Dashain.  

One more COVID-19 patient dies in Chitwan today  

One more patient of COVID-19 has died at Chitwan Medical College here today. The dead one was 47-year-old woman from Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-5.    

Two persons under treatment at Patan hospital succumb to COVID-19

Upendra Aryal, officer at Lalitpur District Health Office, informed that 51-year old woman from Kathmandu passed away at about 11 pm on Friday night while the 61-year old woman from Bhaktapur breathed her last at 6:40 am on Saturday while under treatment in the ICU.

     COVID-19: cases rise to 6,000 in province no. 5   

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Province no. 5 has reached 6,101. Of them, 1,297 are active cases, according to the Ministry of Social Development.    

Infected woman gives birth to twins 

A woman, who had tested positive to Corona Virus, gave birth to twins at the Bharatpur hospital on Friday. A resident of Gorkha, she was admitted to the hospital on August 24. The 37-year-old was confirmed positive to Corona Virus two days later.    

Govt. decides to add 6,201 beds in public hospitals

According to Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), about a thousand beds will be added in hospitals under the federal government, 1,957 beds in the hospital under provincial governments and 3,245 beds in the hospitals under the local levels.