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).
Published On: November 21, 2020 04:37 PM NPT By: Republica
The Kathmandu Valley has reported 46.54 percent of the total confirmed cases in the country
Published On: November 21, 2020 04:25 PM NPT By: Republica
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.
Published On: November 21, 2020 02:05 PM NPT By: Bira Gadal
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.
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.
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.
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.
Published On: November 20, 2020 04:19 PM NPT By: Republica
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
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.
Published On: November 20, 2020 03:51 PM NPT By: Republica
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.