Moderna to charge $25-$37 for COVID-19 vaccine: CEO tells paper

Published On: November 22, 2020 01:40 PM NPT By: Reuters

FRANKFURT, Nov 22: Moderna will charge governments between $25 and $37 per dose of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, depending on the amount ordered, Chief Executive Stephane Bancel told German weekly Welt am Sonntag (WamS).

The Kathmandu Valley has reported 46.54 percent of the total confirmed cases in the country

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Minister for Health and Population (MoHP), Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal has said that the government has projected that two percent of the total population of the country – 600,000 – will be infected by the novel coronavirus.

BAITADI, Nov 21: In view of facilitating Indian ex-servicemen to receive their pension, local authorities in Baitadi have decided to open Jhulaghat entry point along the Nepal-India border point in the far western Nepal for five days. The border point remains closed for the past several months as the government has decided to restrict cross-border movement to contain the spread of COVID-19.

WHO suspends remdesivir from list of medicines

Published On: November 21, 2020 12:09 PM NPT By: Reuters

GENEVA, Nov 21: The World Health Organization said on Friday it has suspended Gilead’s remdesivir from its so-called prequalification list, an official list of medicines used as a benchmark for procurement by developing countries, after issuing guidance against its use in hospitalised COVID-19 patients.

COVID-19 death tally in Bagmati Province reaches 631

Published On: November 21, 2020 08:15 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Bagmati Province has recorded 631 fatalities due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of Friday, the Ministry of Social Development of the province said.

Pfizer to submit U.S. emergency use application for COVID-19 vaccine

Published On: November 20, 2020 06:49 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, Nov 20: Pfizer Inc said it will apply to U.S. health regulators on Friday for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine, the first such application in a major step toward providing protection against the new coronavirus.

Of 10,340 PCR tests carried out in the past 24 hours, 1,945 people tested positive for COVID-19; case tally advances to 216,965

India's total coronavirus infections cross nine million

Published On: November 20, 2020 04:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

BENGALURU, Nov 20: India crossed the grim milestone of 9 million coronavirus cases, with 45,882 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday.

LONDON, Nov 20: Gilead’s remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence the drug improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a World Health Organization panel said on Friday.