Qatar Airways' Aircraft lands in TIA to rescue 300 German nationals

The German Embassy in Nepal had chartered Qatar Airways' aircraft to pick up the stranded German nationals

Nepali Congress Mahasamiti member Lama dies   

Nepali Congress Mahasamiti (general committee) member Gajendra Kumar Lama died on Thursday. He was the mahasamiti member from Kathmandu election constituency number 3.  

Chief Minister Gurung calls for meeting essential services in quarantine   

Gandaki State government chief minister Prithvi Subba Gurung has stressed that essential services should be made available in the quarantines set up for prevention of the spread of coronavirus infection.   

As COVID-19 spreads, fears rise in South Asia: AI

As cases of COVID-19 escalate in South Asia, Amnesty International calls on the authorities in the region to put human rights at the heart of their responses and intensify efforts to protect marginalised and vulnerable groups at higher risk, including daily wage earners, people displaced by conflict, health workers and prisoners.

Bhaktapur dwellers stay indoors in support of lockdown

As the global fight against the COVID-19 continues, people in Bhaktapur have stayed indoors with the assurance from the local governments to support people in case of emergency.

Policemen implementing lockdown on roads are prone to COVID-19

Policemen across the country are in front line these days after the government clamped a week-long lockdown to control possible transmission of coronavirus in Nepal. But to a great dismay, a question obviously arises in everyone’s mind how safe they are in the field--on the roads and major cities and rural areas, from the virus.

Over 700 tested negative for COVID-19: Health Ministry

Of the three people tested positive for the virus earlier, one has been completely cured and two are receiving treatment, said the Ministry Secretary Yadav Prasad Koirala.

State-2 establishes relief fund of Rs 250 M

According to spokesperson of the government Gyanendra Kumar Yadav, all the Ministers of State government will contribute their one month salary to the fund.

14 French nationals rescued from Lukla

The French nationals had got stuck in Lukla after the government announced a week-long lockdown.

3 persons who share same plane with COVID-19 confirmed kept in quarantine in Sindhupalchowk

The three had returned Kathmandu on March 17 from an aircraft of the Air Arabia.    

Shortfall of COVID-19 test-kits in Nepalgunj complicates problem

The facility of sending blood samples of corona-suspected people to Kathmandu is available only in Bheri Hospital. But the hospital has been facing problems because of unavailability of the kit to send blood samples to kathmandu.

Two youths being quarantined in Phidim

Two Nepali youths, who had returned home in the same aircraft along with the 19-year-old France returnee Nepali female student who tested positive for COVID-19 and is being treated at Teku Sub-tropical Hospital, have been kept at quarantine facility.    

85 India returnees kept in Baitadi quarantines   

The District Administration Office, Baitadi has designated the local levels to keep the India returnee people in the quarantines.    

COVID-19: Masks and soaps distributed to contain outbreak   

Omsatiya rural municipality of Rupandehi district has distributed masks, antiseptic and soaps to all households across its territory. Calling upon the entire residents of the rural municipality to stay at home to keep COVID-19 infection at bay, the rural municipality

NRNA Korea to provide 2,000 coronavirus test kits to Nepal 

The Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA), South Korea is to immediately provide 2,000 kits for testing for coronavirus to the Government of Nepal. 

  Municipality distributes face masks and medicines to prevent COVID-19 

The Chautara Sangachokgadhi Municipality has started distributing face masks free of cost to the municipality residents to keep coronavirus pandemic at bay.

Govt to add lab facilities and health workers

Among various measures taken by the government to prevent the country from the outbreak of COVID-19, a global pandemic, expansion of services to test the virus and increase the number of health workers across the country is underway.

Medicines for COVID-19 should be prescribed only after government approval, say health experts

Health experts have urged the public not to consume and the health personnel to not prescribe the Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate tablets, a medicine used for the treatment of malaria.

Pyuthan collecting details of foreign returnees

Two municipalities and seven rural municipalities have started the work in wake of the spread of Covid-19 in the country. 

Army headquarters closed for public, journalists

Issuing a press statement this morning, Director and spokesperson of the Army Headquarters Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey said the DPR had to take the decision to avoid possible transmission of the virus through frequent meetings and discussions with journalists and other visitors.