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India's Maharashtra state imposes new COVID-19 lockdowns in some areas
Published On: February 22, 2021 12:52 PM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, Feb 22: India’s western Maharashtra state, home to the country’s financial hub Mumbai, said on Sunday it would impose new coronavirus-related restrictions in four districts, amid concerns about a second wave and slow vaccine rollout.
US coronavirus death toll approaches milestone of 500,000
Published On: February 22, 2021 11:41 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Feb 22: The U.S. stood Sunday at the brink of a once-unthinkable tally: 500,000 people lost to the coronavirus.
How Oli government botched COVID-19 response
Published On: February 22, 2021 06:30 AM NPT By: Ashim Neupane
Although the number of cases was increasing, the government gave up on contact tracing and testing, and tightened the ambit of testing
153 local bodies yet to submit COVID-19 relief expenditure details to the ministry
Published On: February 21, 2021 07:05 PM NPT By: BP Aryal
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Of the 753 local bodies, 153 have not yet submitted the COVID-19 expenditure details, including the fund received from the federal government, provincial government and their allocation, to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA).
One million doses of govt-purchased Covishield vaccine arrives in Nepal from India (with photos)
Published On: February 21, 2021 03:36 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: As many as one million doses of the Covishield vaccine to be administered to prevent COVID-19 arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday. Nepal purchased the vaccines from the Serum Institute of India.
WHO approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Published On: February 16, 2021 08:01 AM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, Feb 16: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, widening access to the relatively inexpensive shot in the developing world.
China refused to provide WHO team with raw data on early COVID cases, team member says
Published On: February 13, 2021 05:29 PM NPT By: Reuters
SHANGHAI, Feb 13: China refused to give raw data on early COVID-19 cases to a World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of the pandemic, one of the team’s investigators said, potentially complicating efforts to understand how the outbreak began.
Does wearing two masks provide more protection?
Published On: February 13, 2021 02:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
It depends, but it’s possible that doubling up could help in some situations.
Govt procuring two million doses of ‘Covishield’ from India within a month
Published On: February 11, 2021 06:30 AM NPT By: Republica
The vaccine will be administered to people above 55 years of age
Nepal reports zero COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours
Published On: February 10, 2021 06:42 PM NPT By: Republica
On average four people have succumbed to COVID-19 daily in the past one month.
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