KATHMANDU, Aug 6: As many as 87 more people have been diagnosed with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in three districts of Kathmandu Valley in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

Five more people succumb to COVID-19

46 APF personnel test positive for COVID-19 in Ilam

Published On: August 6, 2020 04:03 PM NPT By: Bhim Chapagain

ILAM, Aug 6: As many as 46 Armed Police Force (APF) personnel tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) including 16 more diagnosed on Thursday.

BIRATNAGAR, Aug 6: With the highest single-day spike of 66 fresh cases on Thursday, the COVID-19 tally in Province 1 has reached 12,055.

KATHMANDU, Aug 6: Although the government earlier announced to resume long-distance public transport and lift the suspension of domestic and international flights beginning next week, a sudden spike in the cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in various parts of the country including the Kathmandu Valley has forced the government to rethink its plan to go for a ‘loose-down”.

Can you get the coronavirus from secondhand smoke?

Published On: August 6, 2020 03:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press

Secondhand smoke isn’t believed to directly spread the virus, experts say, but infected smokers may blow droplets carrying the virus when they exhale.

25 more cases of COVID-19 detected in Kapilvastu

Published On: August 6, 2020 02:15 PM NPT By: Kiran Man Bajracharya

KAPILVASTU, Aug 6: The community level transmission of COVID-19 is feared in Kapilvastu after 25 fresh cases were detected on Thursday morning.

BIRGUNJ, Aug 6: Forty-three more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Birgunj, which has turned into a hotspot of this disease in recent days.

KATHMANDU, Aug 6: Six of the security personnel for the security of ruling Nepal Communist Party Executive Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal have been infected with novel coronavirus.

Amid lockdown, Dharan records 13 new cases of coronavirus

Published On: August 6, 2020 01:09 PM NPT By: Rohit Rai

DHARAN, Aug 6: As many as 13 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Dharan Sub-metropolitan City on Thursday morning.