The goal of contact tracing is to alert people who may have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus, and prevent them from spreading it to others. Health experts say contact tracing is key to containing the virus and allowing places to reopen more safely.

KATHMANDU, July 14: Nepal presented its second voluntary national review (VNR) report at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, convened under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Monday.

Asia ramps up coronavirus curbs as new clusters erupt

Published On: July 14, 2020 02:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

SYDNEY/TOKYO, July 14: Australian states tightened borders and restricted pub visits on Tuesday, while Disney prepared to close its Hong Kong theme park and Japan stepped up tracing as a jump in novel coronavirus cases across Asia fanned fears of a second wave of infections.

KHOTANG, July 14: Narayan Kaji Shrestha, the Chief Water and Irrigation Division Officer in Diktel, Khotang, was arrested on the charge of corruption on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, July 14: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has requested entrepreneurs, traders and businesspersons who have the capacity to pay, to pay the interest and installments of their loans.

SURKHET, July 14: Private and Boarding Schools’ Organization (PABSON), Karnali chapter has decided to resume classes in the schools within Karnali Province from July 17.

East-West highway and Siddhartha highway obstructed

Published On: July 14, 2020 01:00 PM NPT By: RSS

BUTWAL, July 14: Traffic along the East-West highway and Siddhartha highway has been disrupted from Monday night due to landslide following incessant rainfall.

Locust invasion in Pyuthan again

Published On: July 14, 2020 10:36 AM NPT By: RSS

PYUTHAN, July 14: There has been a locust invasion again in the district of Pyuthan. Swarms of locusts can be seen in almost all parts of the district.

KATHMANDU, July 14: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday accused India of creating an artificial Ayodhya by manipulating the cultural facts.

KATHMANDU, July 14: India's ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has condemned Prime Minister Oli’s recent remarks on the birthplace of Lord Ram.