KATHMANDU, Aug 25: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) reported seven more coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the country's COVID-19 death count to 164.

2,143 cases in just 25 days

KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Altogether 855 persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) said on Tuesday afternoon.

INFOGRAPHICS: These 52 districts are under lockdown

Published On: August 25, 2020 05:00 PM NPT By: Republica

All eight districts in Province 2 are under lockdown amid worsening COVID-19 situation

Rupandehi reports yet another coronavirus-related death

Published On: August 25, 2020 03:39 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, Aug 25: Rupandehi has reported yet another coronavirus-related death.

MORANG, 25: A COVID-19 patient undergoing treatment at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) gave birth to a baby girl on Monday.

Lightning kills around 500 sheep in Jumla

Published On: August 25, 2020 01:24 PM NPT By: RSS

JUMLA, Aug 25: Around 500 sheep died due to lightning in the alpine meadows of Patarasi Rural Municipality in Jumla district. The sheep belonging to local farmers Bishnu Budha, Jay Bahadur Bohora, among others, were killed when lightning struck them at Dhanakharka Masimsera under Bagjalem community forest on Monday evening.

Two percent population of Sudur Paschim undergo coronavirus test

Published On: August 25, 2020 12:35 PM NPT By: RSS

CHITWAN, Aug 25: Coronavirus tests of 53,749 people (2.1 percent of the total population) have been conducted in the Sudurpaschim Province over the past five months. The tests were conducted through the RDT and PCR methods.

COVID-19 patient escapes from Bharatpur Hospital

Published On: August 25, 2020 12:14 PM NPT By: Sarita Shrestha

DHADING, Aug 25: A COVID-19 patient undergoing treatment at the Chitwan-based Bharatpur Hospital escaped from the hospital on Tuesday morning.

KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Medical doctors who recently completed their undergraduate degree (MBBS and BDS) have been impatiently waiting to put their skills to use. Thousands of students who completed their medical internships have been waiting for the government to deploy them to work on frontlines of the fight against COVID-19.