Gandaki State: 72 samples test negative for COVID-19

Published On: April 8, 2020 11:53 AM NPT By: RSS

POKHARA, April 8: Seventy two samples for which the pathology lab report are available have tested negative for coronavirus in Gandaki State. One hundred and twenty four throat swab samples were collected so far in the state and sent for tests.

WUHAN, China, April 8: The central Chinese city of Wuhan began allowing people to leave on Wednesday for the first time since it was locked down 76 days ago to contain the novel coronavirus, despite fears of a second wave of infection if such restrictions are eased too soon.

KATHMANDU, April 7: After novel coronavirus disease first originated in Chinese Hubei province in December last year, it has been spreading globally like a wildfire.

KATHMANDU, April 7: Daraz, an online marketplace, has partnered with a grocery and department chain, Bigmart to initiate the delivering of essentials items inside Kathmandu Valley.

KATHMANDU, April 7: The World Bank has approved a fast-track $29 million COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project to help Nepal prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen its public health preparedness.

KMC assigns 11 places for the operation of vegetable market

Published On: April 7, 2020 03:32 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, April 7: In a bid to minimize crowding at the Balkhu and Kalimati vegetable market, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has assigned 11 various places as a vegetable sales outlets.

KATHMANDU, April 7: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that next two weeks are critical for the country in a fight against novel coronavirus disease.

India lifts restrictions on 24 drug exports amid coronavirus

Published On: April 7, 2020 10:39 AM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, April 7: India, the world’s main supplier of generic drugs, has lifted restrictions on the export of 24 pharmaceutical ingredients and medicines made from them, the government said in a statement.

LONDON, April 7: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was being treated for worsening coronavirus symptoms in an intensive care unit on Tuesday, with his foreign minister deputizing for him as the nation tackles the COVID-19 crisis.

KATHMANDU, April 6: Since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emanated from Wuhan city of China's Hubei province in December last year, 1,276,732 people have been infected globally, claiming almost 70,000 lives as of Monday afternoon.