KATHMANDU, April 5: The government, on March 23, appealed to individuals and organizations to contribute to the ‘COVID-19 prevention, control and treatment fund’. About 1.81 billion rupees has been collected as of Saturday, according to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM).

UK coronavirus deaths could reach 7,000 to 20,000 - Ferguson

Published On: April 5, 2020 09:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 5: UK deaths from the coronavirus could rise to between about 7,000 and 20,000 under measures taken to slow the spread of the virus, Neil Ferguson, a professor at Imperial College in London who has helped shape the government’s response, said on Sunday.

WASHINGTON, April 5: As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment.

One dead and 500 Nepalis infected with COVID-19 in the US

Published On: April 5, 2020 06:35 PM NPT By: RSS

WASHINGTON, April 5: Nepalese Americans living in various parts of the US have also been affected by the Coronavirus that has taken a huge toll in the country. So far, one Nepali-origin American citizen is reported to have died while around 500 have been infected with the COVID-19 disease. However, the number could not be independently verified.

KATHMANDU, April 5: A group of students from the Institute of Crisis Management Studies, Dhumbarahi and Armed Police Force Valley Command Office have jointly donated relief materials including daily essentials to Gurjudhara-based 'Aama Ghar', an elderly home-cum-orphanage run by social worker Dilsobha Shrestha.

Infected youth's family members test negative

Published On: April 5, 2020 03:23 PM NPT By: RSS

DHANGADI, April 5: Seven members of the youth infected by Coronavirus, and undergoing treatment at Seti State Hospital, have tested negative to the virus.

KATHMANDU, April 5: President of the main opposition Nepali Congress has held separate telephone conversations with former Prime Ministers including Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhala Nath Khanal and Dr Baburam Bhattarai along with the former chairman of council of ministers Khilraj Regmi on Sunday.

NEW DELHI, April 5: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday he had a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump about using the two countries’ partnership to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

Patients that need regular dialysis have nowhere to go

Published On: April 5, 2020 12:55 PM NPT By: Kunga Hyolmo

KATHMANDU, April 5: The government has been enforcing nationwide lockdown for the nearly two weeks to prevent the spread of coronavirus. But the lockdown has been taking its toll on the patients with chronic conditions. One such case has been recently noticed on social media. Sweta and Swati Adhikari tweeted to share their mother's serious health issue. She has to go for regular kidney dialysis.

LONDON, April 5: High fatalities from the coronavirus will continue in the United Kingdom for at least another week or two even if people comply with stringent isolation measures, health authorities said on Saturday as the country’s death toll jumped to 4,313.