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South Asia coronavirus cases hit 22,000 as the Maldives locks down capital
Published On: April 18, 2020 08:26 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI/MALE, April 18: The number of people infected with the coronavirus crossed 22,000 in densely populated South Asia on Friday driven by a rise in cases in India as the tiny Indian Ocean island nation of Maldives locked down its capital.
49 Nepalis infected with COVID-19 in Bahrain
Published On: April 18, 2020 08:05 AM NPT By: RSS
KATHMANDU, April 18: Forty nine migrant Nepali workers are suffering from COVID-19 in Bahrain so far.
VIRUS DIARY: In South Korea, a daughter’s worry and a test
Published On: April 18, 2020 07:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, April 17: I’ve always thought I would be prepared to face my mom’s death. I grew up watching her go through a series of illnesses and a medical accident that almost took her life a few years ago.
What is triggering police to go violent?
Published On: April 17, 2020 10:35 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 17: Nepalis are going through difficult times, mainly due to the nationwide lockdown imposed by the government to contain the spread of coronavirus. Health professionals and security personnel are on the frontlines of our fight against COVID-19.
Make arrangements for stranded citizens to safely go home: Supreme Court
Published On: April 17, 2020 10:25 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 17: Issuing a seven-point stay order, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the government to arrange free transportation service to the citizens stranded in various cities, including in Kathmandu to reach their homes.
Coronavirus cases jump to 30 in Nepal as 14 more people tested positive for COVID-19 today
Published On: April 17, 2020 10:00 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 17: The number of people infected by coronavirus jumped to 30 in Nepal after 14 more people tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, Ministry of Health and Population confirmed.
Thousands brave long, painful walk home as Singha Durbar goes to sleep
Published On: April 17, 2020 05:10 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 17: Third week of the lockdown, first implemented on March 24 has forced thousands of people to walk home as businesses are shut down in cities. Lockdown has hit hard the lives of daily bread earners, especially those working in construction sites and factories. Government has put in place strict measures to enforce the lockdown. Thousands of workers in the informal sector depend on daily wages. Income has dried up and they have no option but to leave for their homes. Scores of people are heading home during the night.
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Photos: Bhaktapur disinfects vehicles
Published On: April 17, 2020 05:05 PM NPT By: Dipesh Shrestha
BHAKTAPUR, April 17: Starting from Thursday, Bhaktapur district has started disinfecting all the vehicles entering its border.
‘I am so afraid’: India’s poor face world’s largest lockdown
Published On: April 17, 2020 04:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, April 17: The street peddler watched the prime minister’s speech on a battered TV, with her family of five crowded around her in a one-room house with no toilet and no running water. It’s squeezed into a Mumbai shantytown controlled by an obscure Mumbai organized crime family.
Myanmar to free almost 25,000 prisoners in largest amnesty in years
Published On: April 17, 2020 03:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
MYANMAR, April 17: Myanmar will free almost 25,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the traditional New Year, the president’s office said on Friday, its largest mass pardon in recent years.
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