#BREAKING: Nepal reports second coronavirus death

Published On: May 17, 2020 04:33 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 17: Nepal has reported second coronavirus death on Sunday. A 25-year-old youth from Banke died of coronavirus today morning, the Health Ministry confirmed.

Number of NRNs to die of coronavirus reaches 96

Published On: May 17, 2020 04:15 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 17: Altogether 96 non-resident Nepalis (NRNs) have died of coronavirus as of Saturday, the Non-resident Nepali Association (NRNA) said on Sunday.

India gifts 30,000 COVID-19 PCR test kits to Nepal

Published On: May 17, 2020 11:42 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 17: India handed over Pathodetect COVID-19 Qualitative RT PCR Test Kits manufactured by Mylab Pune, to Minister for Health and Population Minister Bhanubhakta Dhakal on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, May 17: Nepal's COVID-19 tally has reached 291 with ten new cases today morning.

KATHMANDU, May 17: Three in every five employees of both formal and informal micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nepal have lost their jobs as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a study commissioned by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, May 16: Nepal reported the first ever death due to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country on Saturday.

Nepal reports two new COVID-19 cases

Published On: May 16, 2020 05:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 16: The Ministry of Health and Population has confirmed two more cases of novel coronavirus on Saturday afternoon.

PARIS, May 16: Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was arrested on Saturday in the Paris region, the French Justice Ministry said.

KATHMANDU, May 16: Chandragiri Municipality has been sealed off for the next four days from 12 noon today in a bid to stop the spread of novel coronavirus.

LUCKNOW, India, May 16: A truck crammed with migrant labourers trying to reach their distant homes amid a nationwide lockdown crashed in northern India on Saturday, killing at least 23 and injuring 35.