KATHMANDU, April 3: The Asian Development Bank has projected that Nepal’s economy will grow by 5.3% in the current fiscal year 2019/20, down from the growth rate of 7.3% in 2018/19.

NEPALGUNJ, April 3: 181 Nepali nationals who were left stranded at no man’s land along Nepal-India border have been kept in a temporary quarantine set up nearby the borderline.

Germany's coronavirus infections rise to 79,696 - RKI

Published On: April 3, 2020 11:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

BERLIN, April 3: Germany’s coronavirus infections have risen to 79,696, with 1,017 deaths, statistics from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, April 3: About 100,000 tourists stuck in New Zealand since it began a lockdown last week were starting to fly to their home countries Friday.

Global coronavirus cases surpass one million

Published On: April 3, 2020 10:05 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 3: Global coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Thursday with more than 52,000 deaths as the pandemic further exploded in the United States and the death toll climbed in Spain and Italy, according to a Reuters tally of official data.

Of 6 COVID-19 patients, 3 shared same flight

Published On: April 3, 2020 05:50 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, April 2: Coronavirus infections in Nepal have climbed to six today after a woman tested positive for COVID-19.

SIMKOT, April 2: The Khagal village of North Namkha ward-3 in Humla district will slap a fine of Rs 25,000 each on people entering the village without health checkup.

Mega Bank to add Rs 13.5 million to COVID-19 prevention fund

Published On: April 2, 2020 07:45 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, April 2: The Mega Bank Nepal Limited has announced to contribute Rs 13.5 million to the relief fund set up by federal and state governments for the prevention, control, and treatment of coronavirus disease.

SINDHULI, April 2: Local residents of Sindhuli have now been habituated to the nationwide lockdown enforced by the government as the order entered its tenth day today.

Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hour curfew in Mecca and Medina

Published On: April 2, 2020 06:57 PM NPT By: Reuters

RIYADH, April 2: Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina on Thursday, extending measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 1,700 people in the kingdom and killed 16.