Curfew ordered to control COVID-19 spread in two municipalities of Dailekh

With the rise in the COVID-19 cases on daily basis, Dailekh district administration office has clamped indefinite curfew in two municipalities, Dullu and Narayan, of the district effective from this evening.

26 Nepalis evacuated from Myanmar in holding center in Kathmandu (photo feature)

As the first batch in the campaign to evacuate Nepalis stranded abroad due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, 26 Nepalis have been brought home from Myanmar today.

     Holding center with capacity to accommodate 1,000 people readies in Bhaktapur

The Nepal Army (NA) has prepared two holding centers with the capacity of accommodating 1,000 people in Bhaktapur to put Nepali citizens to be rescued from abroad amidst the COVID-19 crisis.    

     Parliamentary special panel to be formed to investigate into Rukum (West) incident   

A parliamentary special committee is to be formed to investigate into the 23 May Soti incident that took place in Rukum (West). The incident had left deaths of six people.  

CM Gurung bats for environment-friendly development 

Gandaki State Chief Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung has stressed the need to develop tourism city Pokhara as a town of parks.    

Man lodged in quarantine in Jumla dies

A man placed in quarantine set up at Dhuska Secondary School, Chandannath Municipality-8 died on Friday, the police said. 

  WHO shows interest in Nepal's anti- novel coronavirus potion 

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed its interest in the herbal potion for curing COVID-19 said to be developed at the laboratory of the Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry here. WHO has also shown its interest in the laboratory, it is said.    

Government warns of stern action against those obstructing transport of essentials   

The government is to take stern action against those obstructing the transportation of essential supplies during the lockdown.    

Surkhet's 28-year old deceased tests COVID-19 positive

A 20-year old youth of Panchapuri Municipaity-1, Surkhet, who died on Thursday morning has been found to be COVID-19 positive.

Two women give birth while in quarantine

Two women kept in quarantine have given birth in Doti district. These women had returned home from India along with their husbands during the lockdown.    

House panel criticises hospitals, health workers for negligence

Women and Social Committee under the Federal Parliament has criticised the hospitals and health workers for showing negligence in the treatment of patients, including those coming for general check-ups and treatment.

Government asks high level committee to do homework on lockdown relaxation

The government on Thursday instructed the high-level committee formed to prevent and control COVID-19 pandemic to prepare a work plan and submit it to the next Cabinet meeting suggesting measures to relax the ongoing nationwide lockdown.

60 thousand in quarantine in Sudur Paschim, quarantines overcrowded, lack of RDT kit adding to problems

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Rescue flights to begin from Friday; 150 plus migrants to arrive from UAE

Officials said that more than 150 Nepali migrants would come home on Friday in a chartered flight. For this to happen, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating with the Embassy of Nepal in Abu Dhabi.    

Five marshals of State 2 Assembly test positive for COVID-19, Assembly meet deferred

Today's meeting of the Assembly was postponed after the report of the PCR test carried out at the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), Kathmandu confirmed that five officials tested positive for the virus in the test of the swabs of all the Assembly secretariat members. Ranjit Yadav, acting secretary of the Assembly secretariat, informed that those infected are the marshals working in the secretariat.

105 people of Dailekh test positive for COVID-19 in a single day

As many as 105 people of Dailekh district have tested positive for COVID-19 in the PCR test conducted here at the Karnali Academy of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital.

Many shops in main business streets of Kathmandu open despite lockdown (Photo feature)

Shops in the main business streets of Kathmandu such as Mahabaudhdha, New Road and Asan have been kept open today despite the nationwide lockdown.

16 new COVID-19 cases detected in Gandaki State  

COVID-19 infection has been confirmed in 16 more individuals of Baglung, Syangja, Parbat and Myagdi  of Gandaki State this morning, confirmed the Health Directorate, Pokhara.

Youth returned home from quarantine dies this morning

According to Municipality Mayor Upendra Bahadur Thapa, the youth was sent home after his lab test for COVID-19 was found negative on Wednesday.    

27 recover from COVID-19 in Koshi Hospital, to be discharged today

22 male and 6 female are being discharged today, informed Gyan Bahadur Basnet, Coordinator of the hospital management committee.