96.4 percent COVID-19 patients recover in Nepal

Published On: December 24, 2020 05:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 24: As many as 247,400 COVID-19 patients have won their battles against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).  This accounts for 96.4 percent of the total confirmed cases ---256,592--- as of Thursday afternoon.

SYDNEY, Dec 24: Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has removed the page of Australian celebrity chef turned conspiracy theorist Pete Evans for spreading misinformation about COVID-19, the tech giant’s latest move to police false content about the pandemic.

COVID-19 death tally goes past 1,800 in Nepal

Published On: December 23, 2020 05:14 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: The total number of people dying of COVID-19 infection in Nepal has surpassed 1,800-mark on Wednesday as five more people succumbed to this viral infection that was first reported in the Chinese province of Wuhan in December last year.

Pandemic reaches Antarctica, last untouched continent

Published On: December 23, 2020 07:20 AM NPT By: Associated Press

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec 23: The pandemic has finally reached every continent on Earth.

Weekly COVID-19 cases hit record fuelled by Americas - WHO

Published On: December 23, 2020 07:11 AM NPT By: Reuters

GENEVA, Dec 23: Weekly COVID-19 cases rose by the highest amount since the pandemic began, the World Health Organization said late on Tuesday, with the Americas accounting for half of them.

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Nepal has implemented travel restrictions to and from the United Kingdom (UK) owing to the severe contagion of a new strain of the novel coronavirus discovered in the European country.

NEWARK, Del, Dec 22: President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe.

WHO says no need for major alarm over new coronavirus strain

Published On: December 22, 2020 06:59 AM NPT By: Reuters

GENEVA/ZURICH, Dec 22: The World Health Organization cautioned against major alarm over a new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, saying this was a normal part of a pandemic’s evolution.

742 new COVID-19 cases detected through 6,351 PCR tests

Published On: December 21, 2020 06:29 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Officials at the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Monday confirmed 742 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 75 million

Published On: December 20, 2020 07:10 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Dec 20: Global coronavirus infections surpassed the 75 million mark on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as several nations around the world begin vaccinating against the virus.