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UNICEF vows to work to stop COVID-19 spread
Published On: March 13, 2020 02:30 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 13: The UNICEF Nepal has said that characterizing COVID-19 as a pandemic is not an indication that the virus has become deadlier. Rather, it is an acknowledgement of the disease’s geographical spread, the UN body said in a statement on Thursday.
Chelsea's Hudson-Odoi tests positive for coronavirus
Published On: March 13, 2020 02:29 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, March 13: Chelsea forward Callum Hudson-Odoi has tested positive for the coronavirus and all first-team players and coaching staff will now self-isolate, the Premier League club said.
To contain coronavirus, Australia PM urges against big gatherings
Published On: March 13, 2020 02:22 PM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY, March 13: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday urged people not to gather in groups of more than 500 but said he would still go to a weekend rugby game, as health officials warned millions of residents will contract coronavirus within months.
Any COVID-19 affected area will be put under lockdown: Govt
Published On: March 13, 2020 02:15 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 13: The government on Thursday said that it will enforce a lockdown in any area that is found affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Modi urges SAARC leaders to chalk out strategy against coronavirus
Published On: March 13, 2020 01:48 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 13: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the leadership of SAARC nations to chalk out a strong strategy to fight coronavirus.
India travel restrictions won’t affect Nepalis: Embassy
Published On: March 13, 2020 01:44 PM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, March 13: Although India on Wednesday imposed restrictions on entry into India by suspending all visas except diplomatic, the new measures will not affect any Nepalis travelling to India by air or by existing land routes, the Embassy of India in Kathmandu said.
Japan approves emergency powers for PM to tackle coronavirus outbreak
Published On: March 13, 2020 01:42 PM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, March 13: Japan’s parliament on Friday approved a bill giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe emergency powers that will let him close schools, halt large gatherings and requisition medical supplies as Japan tries to slow the coronavirus outbreak.
India confirms first coronavirus death
Published On: March 13, 2020 12:57 PM NPT By: Agencies
New Delhi, March 13: The number of coronavirus patients in India is 75, including the death of a 76-year-old man in Karnataka, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.
Impact of pandemic stretches from schools to world’s leaders
Published On: March 13, 2020 12:03 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 13: Schools shut down across much of Europe. Gatherings were canceled or banned from California to Germany. And the coronavirus reached directly into the world’s centers of power Thursday, with politicians in Canada, Brazil, Spain and elsewhere either testing positive for the new virus or putting themselves in quarantine as fallout from the pandemic further upended daily life.
Parliament put off for eight days over coronavirus fears
Published On: March 13, 2020 08:32 AM NPT By: Ashok Dahal
KATHMANDU, March 13: A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, a meeting of the lower house on Thursday decided to suspend parliament for eight days.
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