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COVID-19: Nepal reports record-high of 9,070 new cases, 54 deaths on Thursday

Published On: May 6, 2021 05:52 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 6: Nepal confirmed the highest single-day count of coronavirus cases on Thursday. According to the health ministry, 9,070 more people were found to have caught the virus in the past 24 hours. It accounts for 42.90 percent of the 21,142 tests carried out during the period.

Hukam increased price of vaccine by 50%, just 12 days after SII communication

Published On: May 6, 2021 11:10 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 6: The government’s failure to purchase Covishield vaccine on time has resulted in the loss of countless lives. As the saga unfolds, new details have emerged of the middlemen who wanted to pocket millions in the midst of the worst pandemic this country has seen in decades.

Health ministry vows action against private hospitals charging exorbitant fees

Published On: May 6, 2021 11:04 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 6: The Ministry of Health and Population has vowed to take action against the private hospitals if they are found charging COVID-19 patients exorbitantly high fees.

As COVID-19 rages in India, scientist warns further waves ‘inevitable’

Published On: May 6, 2021 10:09 AM NPT By: Reuters

INDIA, May 6: A top scientific adviser to the Indian government warned on Wednesday the country would inevitably face further waves of the coronavirus pandemic, as almost 4,000 people died in the space of a day.

How Hukam derailed Nepal’s vaccine procurement: a story of power, greed and commission

Published On: May 6, 2021 09:48 AM NPT By: SHREE RAM SUBEDI

Minister Tripathi had indicated the middlemen as ‘powerful ghosts’

Nepal records 8,659 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday; 23,713 cases in three days

Published On: May 5, 2021 05:05 PM NPT By: Republica

Kathmandu Valley alone recorded 4,825 new cases

O Brahmaputra and Bagmati, how can you flow?

Published On: May 5, 2021 05:00 PM NPT By: Subhash Ghimire

Pashupati Aryaghat, where Hindus cremate their dead bodies, is overcrowded, and has started cremating bodies on open grounds. Until last week, PM Oli was busy inaugurating projects, openly defying urgent pleas by his health ministry to avoid crowds and public events. He infamously urged people to ‘chew guava leaves and turmeric powder to get rid of the virus’ offering a hope so false that only this disaster could follow.

Nepal records highest single-day toll of 58 COVID-19 deaths

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