Three Nepalis died of COVID-19 abroad last week; 200,000 rescued so far

Published On: January 10, 2021 06:30 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Jan 10: COVID-19 has recently claimed the lives of three Nepalis abroad. The Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) said that two Nepalis died in the UK and one in Malaysia last week.

India to start COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 16

Published On: January 9, 2021 05:46 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Jan 9: India will start its COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan. 16 with priority given to about 30 million healthcare and frontline workers, a government statement said on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: At least 362 new COVID-19 cases have been detected in Nepal in the last 24 hours, according to the government.

KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The total number of people infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has reached 263,193 with 409 new cases recorded on Wednesday.

The COVID-19 positivity rate between December 26, 2020 to January 4, 2021 stood at 13.91 percent in the country. Public health experts predict that there will be a rise in the number of cases with political protests erupting across the country.

Of the 522 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, 232 are from the Kathmandu Valley

England goes into new lockdown as COVID-19 variant rampages

Published On: January 5, 2021 02:04 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Jan 5: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new national lockdown to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system before a vaccine programme reaches a critical mass.

LONDON, Jan 4: Britain began vaccinating its population with Oxford University and AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot on Monday in a world first, racing to give protection to the elderly and vulnerable as a new surge of cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals.

Nepal has highest COVID-19 recovery rate among SAARC countries

Published On: January 4, 2021 05:14 PM NPT By: Republica

594 people recovered from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours

BIRENDRANAGAR, Jan 4: The coronavirus death toll in Karnali Province has risen to 27 as a school teacher succumbed to the virus in Dolpa district on Monday.