SURUNGA : Prohibitory order has been extended in Jhapa for an additional week. A meeting of the District-level COVID-19 Crisis Management Center (DCCMC) held at the District Administration Office, Jhapa on Thursday decided to extend the restriction till May 20 midnight. The prohibitory order was initially enforced in Jhapa from May 1. The two-week long […]
KATHMANDU: Two foreign climbers have reportedly died during their expedition to Mount Sagarmatha on Wednesday. According to Chhang Dawa Sherpa, Director at Seven Summit Treks, a Kathmandu-based mountaineering company, Abdul Waraich from Switzerland and Puwei Liu from the United States of America breathed their last on Wednesday (May 12). Waraich had successfully reached the summit […]
KATHMANDU: Minister for Health and Population Hridayesh Tripathi has said that new steps are needed for the prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19. Speaking at a virtual press conference organized by the Ministry of Health and Population on Tuesday, Minister Tripathi said that the current steps taken to prevent COVID-19 would not be enough and […]
KATHMANDU : With the government authorities failing to conduct effective market monitoring, the black market of safety medical accessories such as disposable face masks and oximeters are found to be rampant. Due to the soaring cases of coronavirus infections and the deaths linked to this viral infection, the demand for disposable surgical masks and oximeters […]
SEATTLE : Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world. In identical tweets, the Microsoft co-founder and his wife said they had made the decision to end their marriage of 27 years. […]
NEW DELHI : India on Monday reported more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a 12th straight day, taking its overall caseload to just shy of 20 million, while deaths from COVID-19 rose by 3,417. With 368,147 new cases over the past 24 hours, India’s total infections stand at 19.93 million, while total fatalities are […]
SURKHET : Prem BK of Chingad Rural Municipality in Surkhet district was admitted to Karnali Province COVID-19 Hospital a week ago. He needs four cylinders of oxygen a day but is not getting as much as he needs. Kamala, his sister-in-law, who is taking care of him, is trying desperately to manage oxygen for him, […]
DANG : Three minors from Tulsipur-6, Baruwagau of Dang district were found dead inside a car parked at Syauli Bazar on Saturday. A team of police personnel recovered the dead bodies of minors from a car with Indian registration number (J 01 CC 0885) after receiving a complaint of missing children from family members of […]
NEPALGUNJ: Nine people have died in the last 24 hours (till Saturday evening) in Banke due to COVID-19 infection. They died while undergoing treatment at Bheri Hospital and Nepalgunj Medical College. According to District COVID-19 Crisis Management Committee, Banke, a 46-year-old man of Tulsipur Sub-Metropolis-6, Dang died at Bheri Hospital at 3PM on Saturday. He […]
NEW DELHI : India recorded more than 400,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time on Saturday as it battles a devastating second wave, and the country’s massive new vaccination drive was hampered in some areas by shortages of the shots. Authorities reported 401,993 new cases in the previous 24 hours, after 10 consecutive days […]