NEW YORK, Nov 10: Work to distribute the experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE is gearing up after the companies announced successful interim data earlier on Monday, but it will not be coming to local pharmacies for the general public any time soon.

Province 1 records seven more coronavirus-related deaths

Published On: November 9, 2020 06:13 PM NPT By: Chuman Basnet

MORANG, Nov 9: Province 1 recorded seven more fatalities linked with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past one day.

KATHMANDU, Nov 9: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) confirmed 2,571 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday.  As many as 1,051 females and 1,520 males were diagnosed with the disease.

POKHARA, Nov 9: Of the total number of people diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Gandaki Province, people aged between 20 and 30 years are the highest in number.

One in every five people diagnosed with COVID-19 needs hospital care, says WHO

NEW YORK, Nov 9: The United States became the first nation worldwide since the pandemic began to surpass 10 million coronavirus infections, according to a Reuters tally on Sunday, as the third wave of the COVID-19 virus surges across the nation.

Global coronavirus cases exceed 50 million after 30-day spike

Published On: November 8, 2020 08:03 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Nov 8: Global coronavirus infections exceeded 50 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, with a second wave of the virus in the past 30 days accounting for a quarter of the total.

KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Nepal on Sunday confirmed 2,817 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Govt to bring Nepalis back home through regular flights

Published On: November 8, 2020 04:14 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 8: The government is mulling over stopping the evacuation flights, and is planning to bring back Nepali nationals stranded in foreign countries due to COVID-19 through regular flights.

KATHMANDU, Nov 8: As many as 544 new COVID-19 cases were reported among Nepalis abroad last week amid the second wave of the coronavirus infection in the western belt of the world.