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Coronvirus cases spike to 60 in Nepal
Kathmandu: The total number of Coronavirus infected cases in Nepal has jumped to 60 on Sunday. Narayani Hospital sources said, a 36 years old male from Birgunj Metropolitan ward no 3, Chapkaiya tested positive for COVID-19. The infected person has been hospitalized at Narayani Hospital in Birgunj for medical isolation.…
Read More »US death toll surpasses over 67,000 due to Coronavirus
Kathmandu:US death toll surpassed over 67,000 as over 244,000 people globally lost their lives due to COVID-19 and as many as 3,419,184 infected while 939,223 were cured on Sunday. Europe In Europe, UK’s recorded 28,131 death toll is likely to overtake Italy’s reported death toll estimated to be 28,710. France …
Read More »Tests for COVID-19 carried out on 60,374 people
Kathmandu: The government has carried out COVID-19 tests on 60,374 people so far. Among them, tests were conducted as per the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method on 12 thousand 577 persons while the rapid diagnostic tests were carried out on 47 thousand 779 persons, the Ministry of Health and Population…
Read More »Qatar airways flown to France with 309 passengers of 54 countries
Kathmandu: A special chartered Qatar Airways aircraft has flown to France from Tribhuvan International Airport Saturday with 309 passengers of 54 countries stranded in Nepal due to shutdown imposed to contain COVID-19. The French Embassy in Nepal chartered the Qatar Airway flight which is expected to reach Paris via Doha…
Read More »India extends lock-down until May 17 and splits areas into red, green and orange zones
New Delhi: India has extended the ongoing lock-down until May 17 with additional two more weeks and split virus areas as red, green and orange zones to curb the outbreak of Coronavirus. Indian Home Ministry in a circular said ” the extension will see some relaxations which will be regulated…
Read More »Buddha Jayanti and International Buddhist Conference deferred
Kathmandu: Buddha Jayanti and International Buddhist Conference slated to be held in Lumbini-the birth place of lord Buddha- on May 7,2020 in Nepal have been deferred due to COVID-19 pandemic. Lumbini Development Trust sources said, the events were postponed at the direction of the Ministry of culture, tourism and civil…
Read More »Over 239,000 people lose their lives due to COVID-19 globally
Kathmandu: Over 239,000 people globally have lost their lives due to COVID-19 and as many as 3,127,126 infected while 939,223 have been cured so far as on Saturday. Europe The US recorded over 65,000 deaths, Italy 28,236, UK 27,510, Spain 24,824, France 24,594, Belgium 7,703, Netherland 4,893, Germany 6,736 and…
Read More »All seven missing trekkers’ bodies including two more bodies found
Kaski: All seven missing trekkers’ bodies including two more bodies who had gone missing in the Annapurna trail after being hit by an avalanche few weeks ago have been found on Friday. District police sources said with this the seven bodies of the missing persons including three Nepalis and four…
Read More »Coronavirus number jumps to 59 after two more positive cases detected
Kathmandu: The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Nepal has mounted to 59 after two more persons tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a male (25) from Rupandehi and another male (60) from Banke tested positive for the deadly virus. With this,…
Read More »Proposals solicited to operate international flights
CB Adhikari Kathmandu: Nepal government has solicited proposals from domestic airlines seeking to operate international flights. Ministry for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation called for the proposals from the domestic airline companies to fulfill the existing pre-requisites to seek permission to operate the international flights. According to the Ministry, three…
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