Ex-Gurkha army man dies from coronavirus in United Kingdom

Published On: April 12, 2020 03:58 PM NPT By: RSS

LONDON, April 12: An ex-Gurkha army man has died from coronavirus in the United Kingdom on Saturday.

LONDON, April 12: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he owes his life to the staff of Britain’s state-run National Health Service, in his first comments since being released from intensive care for treatment for COVID-19.

KATHMANDU, April 12: Three Indian nationals have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Nepal, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.

SEOUL, April 12: North Korea called for tougher and more thorough countermeasures to keep citizens safe from the fast-spreading coronavirus at a meeting where leader Kim Jong Un presided, state media said on Sunday.

U.S. coronavirus deaths highest in world exceeding Italy

Published On: April 11, 2020 10:43 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, April 11: U.S. deaths due to the coronavirus surpassed 19,600 on Saturday, the highest reported number in the world, according to a Reuters tally, although there are signs the pandemic might be nearing a peak.

LONDON, April 11: Britain’s COVID-19 death toll neared 10,000 on Saturday after health officials reported another 917 hospital deaths, while Prime Minister Boris Johnson continued to make “very good progress” in his recovery from the virus.

KATHMANDU, April 11: Ncell has initiated a credit facility for prepaid customers on data usage and SMS service during the lockdown imposed by the government to control the transmission of the deadly virus.

Lockdown measures will not be lifted immediately, says PM Oli

Published On: April 11, 2020 06:43 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Saturday said that lockdown measures will not be lifted immediately.

NEW DELHI/DHAKA, April 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to extend a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday, without disclosing how long the extension would be for.

ROLPA, April 11: Targeting the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) examinees, some youths of Rolpa have initiated a distance learning program.