KATHMANDU, Jan 3: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) recorded 421 new cases of COVID-19 through 5,800 polymerase chain reaction tests in the past 24 hours.

Explainer: Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race?

Published On: January 3, 2021 01:41 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Jan 3: India on Friday became the fourth country to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, authorising the vaccine’s rollout in coming weeks in the country with the second highest number of infections.

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Three more Nepali nationals succumbed to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in foreign countries in the past one week, the Non-resident Nepali Association (NRNA) said on Sunday.

USA, Jan 3: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 4,225,756 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and distributed 13,071,925 doses.

U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 20 million as deaths mount

Published On: January 2, 2021 10:57 AM NPT By: Reuters

USA, Jan 2: U.S. coronavirus cases crossed the 20 million mark on Friday as officials seek to speed up vaccinations and a more infectious variant surfaces in Colorado, California and Florida.

KATHMANDU, Jan 1: The number of males infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nepal is almost double than that of females.

KATHMANDU, Jan 1: A lawmaker of the National Assembly and five government employees working at the federal parliament secretariat have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

COVID-19 pandemic severely undermined press freedom in South Asia

Published On: December 31, 2020 07:00 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 31: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges and pushed the media into an uncharted territory. Across the globe, press freedom has been undermined by governments to control the public narrative and cover up their inadequacies. Authorities have clamped down on the media to control information and public debate about the pandemic.

GENEVA, Dec 30: The head of the World Health Organization, marking a year since the first cases of the novel coronavirus were reported by China, urged countries on Wednesday to ensure that vaccines are made available to people at risk everywhere, not just in rich nations.

Nepal recorded 511 new cases, 600 recoveries and seven fatalities linked with COVID-19 in the past 24 hours