Paris goes into lockdown as COVID-19 variant rampages

Published On: March 19, 2021 07:52 AM NPT By: Reuters

PARIS, Mar 19: France imposed a month-long lockdown on Paris and parts of the north after a faltering vaccine rollout and spread of highly contagious coronavirus variants forced President Emmanuel Macron to shift course.

BERLIN, March 16: A cascading number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — suspended use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients, though the company and international regulators say there is no evidence the shot is to blame.

Government officials say domestic politics and regional rivalry at play

KATHMANDU, March 7: The number of Nepali nationals dying of the coronavirus has reached 341 with two more Nepalis succumbing to the coronavirus in the United Kingdom in the past one week, the Non-resident Nepali Association (NRNA) said.

Nepal receives first batch of COVAX vaccine against COVID-19

Published On: March 7, 2021 02:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 7: Nepal on Sunday received the first batch of COVAX vaccine against COVID-19 provided under the World Health Organisation's COVAX facility.

KATHMANDU, March 7: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli received the coronavirus jab as the government opened its vaccination program for the wider population.

KATHMANDU, March 6: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, March 5: The government is to start administering the second dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 to the people who have received the first dose from April 20 to 28.

With government confirming 83 more deaths, the COVID-19 death tally jumps to 2,767

KATHMANDU, Feb 24: The government has added 619 more deaths linked to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection in a single day. With this the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the country has climbed to 2,684.