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Indonesia halts Islamic assembly, quarantining 9,000 people
Published On: March 19, 2020 12:26 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MAKASSAR, INDONESIA, March 19: Indonesia halted a mass congregation of nearly 9,000 Muslim pilgrims and began quarantining and checking their health Thursday to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
To raise awareness about COVID-19, former PM Bhattarai changes his personal Twitter account name to 'Wash your hands'
Published On: March 19, 2020 12:31 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 19: To raise awareness about novel coronavirus, former Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai on Wednesday changed his personal Twitter account name to 'Wash your hands'.
Transportation entrepreneurs urge govt to set up health desks in bus parks
Published On: March 18, 2020 10:30 PM NPT By: Kunga Hyolmo
KATHMANDU, March 18: Transport entrepreneurs have urged the government to set up health desks in public places and bus parks across the country.
Australia declares emergency, warns coronavirus crisis could last six months
Published On: March 18, 2020 08:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY, March 18: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday declared a “human biosecurity emergency” and said the country’s citizens should abandon all overseas travel because of the coronavirus epidemic that he warned could last at least six months.
Central Campus of Technology starts producing hand sanitizer
Published On: March 18, 2020 07:45 PM NPT By: RSS
ITAHARI, March 18: To increase local sanitization against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Microbiology Department of Central Campus of Technology (CCT) has started producing hand sanitizers in its laboratory.
World virus infections hit 200,000; Borders jammed in Europe
Published On: March 18, 2020 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BERLIN, March 18: Desperate travelers choked European border crossings Wednesday after countries implemented strict controls to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has now infected more than 200,000 people worldwide and killed more than 8,000.
About 33% of Nepal's urban population still do not have access to handwashing with soap and water : UNICEF
Published On: March 18, 2020 07:15 PM NPT By: Kunga Hyolmo
KATHMANDU, March 18: At a time when people around the world are being strongly advised by the international agencies to maintain adequate hand hygiene owing to the coronavirus outbreak, about 33 percent of the urban population or around 3 in 10 people in Nepal still do not have access to handwashing with soap and water, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today.
Amid fears, Nepal Army makes preparations to fight novel coronavirus ( with photos)
Published On: March 18, 2020 07:10 PM NPT By: Kunga Hyolmo
KATHMANDU, March 18: Amid coronavirus outbreak fears, Nepal Army said on Wednesday that it has made preparations to fight the COVID-19.
Bangladesh reports first coronavirus death - officials
Published On: March 18, 2020 06:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
DHAKA, March 18: A patient who was suffering from COVID-19 died in Bangladesh on Wednesday, said healthcare officials, marking the first fatality from the disease in the South Asian country.
Pakistan urges calm as coronavirus cases surge, Sri Lanka stops flights
Published On: March 18, 2020 03:43 PM NPT By: Reuters
ISLAMABAD/COLOMBO, March 18: Pakistan’s prime minister has urged calm after its tally of coronavirus cases rose to 245 while Sri Lanka sealed itself off and shut its stock market on Wednesday, fuelling fears that South Asian countries are struggling to stem the pandemic.
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