Nine more Nepalis living abroad succumbed to COVID-19 last week

Published On: January 24, 2021 01:39 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Nine more Nepali nationals succumbed to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in various countries in the past one week.

KATHMANDU, Jan 24: Sudur Paschim Province is to receive 16,000 doses of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines dispatched by the central government for use against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in all its nine districts.

DELHI, Jan 24: Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine, which has been authorized for use in the country, proved safe and produced an immune response in a small group of adults aged 18 to 55, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal.

NEW DELHI, Jan 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday India was completely self-reliant on coronavirus vaccine supplies as the world’s second-most populous country inoculated more than 1 million people within a week of starting its campaign.

COVID-19 claimed 40 people this week, left 2,124 infected

Published On: January 23, 2021 05:02 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: At least 40 people died of the novel coronavirus disease in Nepal in the past one week, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

Long queues as China's capital launches mass virus tests

Published On: January 22, 2021 08:01 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Jan 22:  Beijing launched mass COVID-19 testing in some areas on Friday and Shanghai was testing all hospital staff as China battles its worst outbreak of the disease since March, with families fretting over Lunar New Year reunion plans amid new curbs.

Nepal recorded 302 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday

Published On: January 22, 2021 06:48 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: A total of 302 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded while conducting PCR test on 3,554 individuals in the country in the past 24 hours.

NEW DELHI, Jan 21: A big fire on Thursday at the Serum Institute of India killed five people, a government official told reporters, but the world’s biggest vaccine maker said it would not affect production of the AstraZeneca coronavirus shot.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Vinay Mohan Kwatra handed over one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine gifted by India to Nepal has arrived in Kathmandu.