Former King Gyanendra and Queen Komal on oxygen support

Published On: April 27, 2021 04:44 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 27: Former King Gyanendra Shah and Queen Komal Shah, who were admitted to the Thapathali-based Norvic International Hospital after they were diagnosed with COVID-19, have been put on oxygen support.

KATHMANDU, April 27: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has directed all laboratories not to charge additional amounts than that determined by the ministry while conducting PCR tests to see if a person is infected with COVID-19.

KATHMANDU, April 27: The Nepali embassy in India has urged the Nepali nationals living in India to stay safe and adopt precautions against the new variant of COVID-19 that is taking the lives of thousands of people there daily.

India records 320K cases as foreign help arrives

Published On: April 27, 2021 02:33 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW DELHI, April 27: India recorded more than 320,000 new cases of coronavirus infection Tuesday as a grim surge of illness and death weighed on the country and its sinking health system started getting much-needed support from foreign nations.

Kaski to enforce week-long prohibitory order from April 28

Published On: April 27, 2021 02:25 PM NPT By: Republica

POKHARA, April 27: The District Administration Office (DAO) of Kaski has decided to enforce a week-long prohibitory order from Wednesday. The number of infections in Pokhara has been increasing day by day. Over 40 cases of the coronavirus infection were found in the week of mid-April which has now increased to over 150 cases.

Govt bars foreign nationals from using TIA as transit point

Published On: April 27, 2021 02:16 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 27: The government has restricted the use of the Tribhuvan International Airport as a transit to fly to other countries. The new rule will come into effect from Wednesday.

Denmark to produce COVID-19 vaccines in 2022, PM says

Published On: April 27, 2021 01:57 PM NPT By: Reuters

DENMARK, April 27: Denmark aims to start producing coronavirus vaccines in 2022, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said, adding that a tender would be made public in a few weeks.

KATHMANDU, April 27: The prohibitory order enforced in the Kathmandu Valley starting from Thursday has been extended by a week.

NEW DELHI, April 27: Much needed medical supplies poured into India on Tuesday as overrun hospitals turned away patients due to a shortage of beds and oxygen supplies and a surge of infections pushed the COVID-19 death toll towards 200,000.

KATHMANDU, April 27: With the government’s announcement of prohibitory orders in the Kathmandu Valley starting Thursday morning, people are leaving the valley in large numbers.