Iranian MP dies from coronavirus: Tasnim news agency

Published On: March 7, 2020 03:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

DUBAI, March 7: An Iranian lawmaker has died from coronavirus, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday, in an another sign the disease is spreading within state institutions.

How to reduce the spread of coronavirus

Published On: March 7, 2020 02:40 PM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON, March 7: Health experts say the best, simplest ways to preven the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 3,200 people and affected more than 100,000 around the world, follow the tried and true cold-season admonishments given out for generations.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 7: Twenty-one people aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast tested positive for the new coronavirus and 19 of them are crew members, Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday, amid evidence the vessel was the breeding ground for a deadly cluster of more than 10 cases during its previous voyage.

SEOUL, March 7: South Korea’s coronavirus cases rose to 6,767 on Saturday, up by 174 from late Friday, with more than 60% of the total cases linked to a secretive church at the center of the country’s outbreak, health authorities said.

PARIS, March 7: Crossing more borders, the new coronavirus hit a milestone, infecting more than 100,000 people worldwide as it wove itself deeper into the daily lives of millions, infecting the powerful, the unprotected poor and vast masses in between.

KATHMANDU, March 6: Minister for Health and Population Bhanubhakta Dhakal has said as the coronavirus infection rate is growing with its spread from China to Europe, the US, South Korea, Iraq, Australia, and others, additional precaution and preparedness is imperative.

DUBAI, March 6: Iran’s death toll from coronavirus infections jumped on Friday to 124, as 17 died over the past 24 hours and more than 1,000 were additionally diagnosed with the disease, a health ministry spokesman said in Tehran.

NEW DELHI, March 6: India is bracing for a potential explosion of coronavirus cases as authorities rush to trace, test and quarantine contacts of 31 people confirmed to have the disease.

SEE on scheduled March 19: Education Ministry

Published On: March 6, 2020 07:43 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, March 6: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology have said Secondary Education Examination (SEE) would be held on the scheduled date- March 19 this year.

Here are 10 things you can do to prevent COVID-19

Published On: March 6, 2020 05:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 6: The novel coronavirus is continuing its spread in many countries around the world. Amid coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization has listed ten things that people should be taking some steps to get ready: