Lockdown extended until April 27

Published On: April 15, 2020 07:22 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 15: The government has extended the COVID-19 lockdown until April 27 continuing the suspension of all government services other than essential ones and both domestic and international flights and restricting people's movement including the overland movement through porous Nepal-India border.

KAVRE / DHADING April 15: Two persons in Kavre district and one in Dhading, all of whom returned from abroad recently, have tested positive for COVID-19 in rapid diagnostic tests (RDT).

Cell Pay adds new offers in its application amid lockdown

Published On: April 14, 2020 07:45 PM NPT By: Kunga Hyolmo

KATHMANDU, April 14: Cell Pay, a Nepal Rastriya Bank licensed payment service provider, has added new services in its application to facilitate its customers  during lockdown period.

Ncell announces attractive ‘New Year Offers’

Published On: April 14, 2020 07:40 PM NPT By: Kunga Hyolmo

KATHMANDU, April 14: On the occasion of Nepali New Year, Ncell has announced two special offers on Monday.

ATTARIYA, April 14: A total of 52 people have been sent to quarantine after a woman of Lamkichuha municipality-1 in Kailali tested positive for the coronavirus.

South Korea to extend visa term of Nepali workers

Published On: April 14, 2020 05:22 PM NPT By: RSS

SEOUL, April 14: The government of South Korea has decided to extend the visa term of Nepali workers employed here on the employment promotion system (EPS) by 50 days.

KATHMANDU, April 14: Two of three members of the same family residing in the Sun City Apartment in Kathmandu have tested positive for COVID-19 at Teku based National Public Health Laboratory on Tuesday, according to Health Ministry sources.

68 gas bullets waiting to be unloaded

Published On: April 14, 2020 09:30 AM NPT By: Sarita Shrestha

DHADING, April 14: Liquefied petroleum (LP) gas bullets that have reached bottling plants have not been able to unload gas as plants are not getting back cylinders from consumers for refilling.

POKHARA, April 14: Rewati Subedi, who suffers from high blood pressure and diabetes, was extremely worried over the ongoing lockdown imposed by the government to prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading. The medicines which she needed to take daily were running out of stock and all of a sudden everyone were told to follow the stay-home order. However, now she is relieved thanks to the initiation taken by the local government.

KATHMANDU, April 14: As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the nation on Tuesday morning to announce new measures to contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), officials in Nepal are eagerly looking to hear the address to take a cue to form appropriate strategies in Nepal.