NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD, INDIA, March 30: Police in western India fired tear gas to disperse a stone-pelting crowd of migrant workers defying a three-week lockdown against the coronavirus that has left hundreds of thousands of poor without jobs and hungry, authorities said on Monday.

MADRID, March 30: In an abrupt turnaround, President Donald Trump extended lockdown measures across the United States as deaths in New York from the new coronavirus passed 1,000. Spain on Monday became the third country to surpass China in infections after the United States and Italy.

COVID-19: Bibekseel Nepali Dal sets up hotline for public

Published On: March 30, 2020 05:05 PM NPT By: Kunga Hyolmo

KATHMANDU, March 30: Bibeksheel Nepali Dal has set up a hotline for the public who need emergency support regarding the food supplies in the capital during the time of nationwide lockdown.

Nearly 12,300 Spanish health workers have coronavirus

Published On: March 30, 2020 04:47 PM NPT By: Reuters

MADRID, March 30: Some 12,298 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus in Spain, deputy health emergency chief Maria Jose Sierra said at a news conference on Monday.

Butwal patient tested negative for COVID-19

Published On: March 30, 2020 04:40 PM NPT By: Rekha Bhusal

BUTWAL, March 30: The patient who died on Sunday at Butwal based temporary hospital set up for treatment of possible coronavirus patients has tested negative for COVID-19.

Two corona suspected patients die in Bir Hospital

Published On: March 30, 2020 04:14 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 30: Two suspected coronavirus patients died in course of treatment in Bir Hospital, Kathmandu.

NATTA urges travel agencies to provide info on passengers

Published On: March 30, 2020 02:55 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, March 30: Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) has urged all the travel companies to provide with the information regarding those passengers traveled to Nepal along with COVID-19-infected person.

Monkeys in Pashuptinath scramble for food (with photos)

Published On: March 30, 2020 01:55 PM NPT By: Bijaya Rai

KATHMANDU, March 30: As the extended nationwide lockdown enters its second week, the bustling Pashupatinath Temple has no visitors.

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU, March 30: India has no plans to extend a 21-day lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Monday, as it struggled to keep essential supplies flowing and prevent tens of thousands of out-of-work people fleeing to the countryside.

Coronavirus test to be available at Hetauda also

Published On: March 30, 2020 12:30 PM NPT By: RSS

HETAUDA, March 30: Tests for coronavirus will be available in Hetauda, the capital of Bagmati State, from today.