UK coronavirus death toll rises to 1,228

Published On: March 29, 2020 07:27 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, March 29: The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the United Kingdom rose to 1,228, according to figures released on Sunday, an increase of 209.

Spain’s coronavirus death toll rises by 838 overnight to 6,528

Published On: March 29, 2020 06:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

MADRID, March 29: Spain awoke to its third week under near-total lockdown on Sunday, as the government met to approve a strengthening of measures and the coronavirus death toll rose by a record 838 cases overnight to 6,528.

KATHMANDU, March 29: The Metropolitan Police Office in Kathmandu is all set to provide free food items to those at receiving end of the lockdown in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur.

KATHMANDU, March 29: Province 2 government has decided to provide food rations to the poor people and daily wage workers who need immediate help throughout the lockdown period.

KATHMANDU, March 29: Eight Nepali students in Australia have tested positive for novel coronavirus, the Embassy of Nepal in Canberra said on Sunday.

Province 1 starts testing COVID-19 at BPKIHS

Published On: March 29, 2020 03:10 PM NPT By: RSS

ITAHARI, March 29: As per the federal government's decision to test COVID-19 in each state, Province  1 has started testing throat swab to find whether a person is contracted with COVID-19.

21 inmates released from Siraha jail

Published On: March 29, 2020 03:00 PM NPT By: RSS

SIRAHA, March 29: The Siraha Prison administration has released 21 prisoners, in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the prison.

One million rupees insurance cover for health workers

Published On: March 29, 2020 02:45 PM NPT By: RSS

GODAVARI, March 29: The Godavari municipality has decided to provide insurance coverage of one million rupees for the health workers and other employees involved in the fight against COVID-19.

Counties without coronavirus are mostly rural, poor

Published On: March 29, 2020 02:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M., March 29: As the coronavirus rages across the United States, mainly in large urban areas, more than a third of U.S. counties have yet to report a single positive test result for COVID-19 infections, an analysis by The Associated Press shows.

China provides medical aid to Nepal to contain coronavirus

Published On: March 29, 2020 01:55 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 29: The Chinese government has provided medical aid to Nepal government on Sunday to combat the novel coronavirus.