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When and which COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be available in Asia
Published On: December 30, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Republica
LONDON, Dec 30: Regulators in Asia are weighing approval for COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer Inc with partner BioNTech SE, Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca Plc, but few nations expect to get significant supplies initially.
Health institutions designated for COVID-19 treatment asked to maintain record of current address of people undergoing PCR tests
Published On: December 30, 2020 03:03 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 30: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has directed all the COVID-19 designated hospitals and authorities concerned to keep record of current address of people visiting them to provide their swab samples for COVID-19 test.
New coronavirus variant does not cause illness more severe than others -Public Health England study
Published On: December 30, 2020 02:25 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Dec 30: A new variant of the novel coronavirus does not appear to cause more severe illness than other variants, according to a matched study by Public Health England.
Britain first to approve AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
Published On: December 30, 2020 02:16 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Dec 30: Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus.
1st reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado
Published On: December 30, 2020 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DENVER, Dec 30: The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that’s been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday, adding urgency to efforts to vaccinate Americans.
70% of Nepali children studying at home on their own; families are selling assets to survive: Nationwide survey
Published On: December 29, 2020 03:35 PM NPT By: SHREE RAM SUBEDI
KATHMANDU, December 29: COVID-19 is taking a serious toll on the earnings of an average Nepali and has heightened the risk of falling into the poverty trap, a national survey showed. It also showed that the government assistance and social security allowance to the affected has declined from August to October 2020.
Study says Britain must vaccinate two million a week to prevent a third COVID-19 wave
Published On: December 29, 2020 01:49 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, Dec 29: Britain must vaccinate two million people a week to avoid a third wave of the coronavirus outbreak, a study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has concluded.
6,427 corona patients yet to recover
Published On: December 28, 2020 07:32 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, Dec 28: As many 2.5 percent of the total diagnosed patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nepal are yet to recover from the disease. This equals to 6,427 patients across the country who are receiving treatment for the flu-like disease either being isolated at their homes or at institutional isolation centers.
AstraZeneca: Shot will be effective against COVID-19 variant
Published On: December 28, 2020 07:04 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Dec 28: The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine widely expected to be approved by U.K. authorities this week, said Sunday that researchers believe the shot will be effective against a new variant of the virus driving a rapid surge in infections in Britain.
COVID-19 is still spreading far and wide, only two districts report zero cases
Published On: December 27, 2020 07:20 PM NPT By: Republica
Of the 77 districts in the country, only Mugu and Rukum (West) have reported zero cases of the flu-like disease, according to the daily COVID-19 bulletin released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).
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