KATHMANDU, May 5: The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nepal has reached 82, as seven more patients from Nepalgunj, Banke were tested positive as of Tuesday morning.

Photos: Stunning Kathmandu during lockdown

Published On: May 5, 2020 11:57 AM NPT By: Keshab Thoker

KATHMANDU, May 5: The nationwide lockdown enforced to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease in the country has already crossed a month.

KATHMANDU, May 4: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has instructed the educational institutions not to announce admissions for any level until further notice.

SURKHET/BANKE May 4: Karnali Province will remain sealed off for a week starting 12 midnight on Monday, the province government has said.

KATHMANDU, May 4: Of the seven provinces in Nepal, Province 1 has been worst-affected by the pandemic of coronavirus disease. Province 1 has witnessed the highest number of coronavirus disease  (COVID-19) cases. As of Monday, 31 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the province. Of the 75 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, none is from Karnali Province.

KATHMANDU, May 4: In a viral video on social media, workers from a private company are seen spraying disinfectant on local people including minors in the middle of a narrow street in Kathmandu.

RUPANDEHI, May 4: High alert measures have been placed in Province 5 following the confirmation of 17 coronavirus infection cases in just two days. Seventeen people were confirmed to have contracted the virus in the province last Saturday and Sunday. A man from Rupandehi, who had been working at a tailor’s shop in Gandhinagar, India, was said to have transmitted the virus infection to others. He arrived in the province at 1.00 pm on April 7 from his workplace at Gandhinagar.

KATHMANDU, May 4: The Meteorological Forecasting Division has warned of precautions as hail storms with thunder and lightning is forecast for the next 24 hours.

KATHMANDU, May 4: Lawmakers of the ruling Nepal Communist Party  Mahesh Basnet and Kisan Shrestha and a former Inspector General of Police Sarbendra Khanal have filed a case against the leaders of Janata Samajwadi Party including lawmaker Dr Surendra Yadav and a former Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai.

Dabur Nepal launches hand sanitizer

Published On: May 4, 2020 02:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 4: Dabur Nepal has launched new ‘Dabur Instant Hand Sanitizer’ amid coronavirus outbreak.