SOCIETY
168 individuals foreign country returnees quarantined in Nuwakot
168 individuals foreign country returnees quarantined in Nuw...
NUWAKOT, March 29: One hundred sixty-eight Nepalis returning from foreign countries have been kept under quarantine in Nuwakot district, officials said.
Mar 29, 2020
SOCIETY
Govt launches contact tracing for testing COVID-19
Govt launches contact tracing for testing COVID-19
KATHMANDU, March 29: As an effort to reaching to the persons who are in close contact to the reportedly cases of COVID-19, the government has begun a search for such persons.
Mar 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Medical equipment brought from China handed to govt
Medical equipment brought from China handed to govt
KATHMANDU, March 29: Dozens of packets filled with medical supplies from neighboring country China arrived in Kathmandu to assist Nepal in its fight against the deadly COVID-19 were handed over to the government officials today.
Mar 29, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
UK coronavirus death toll rises to 1,228
UK coronavirus death toll rises to 1,228
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.
Mar 29, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Spain’s coronavirus death toll rises by 838 overnight to 6,528
Spain’s coronavirus death toll rises by 838 overnight to 6,5...
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.
Mar 29, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Social
Help and support Nepali students in Australia on current COVID-19 crisis
Help and support Nepali students in Australia on current COV...
A collective representative of five big umbrella organizations of education consultancies working for Nepali student community in Nepal and Australia (ECAN, IERIN, FECON, NAAER and AECA) issued joint press statement urging Australian education providers, government agencies and associated stake hold...
Mar 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Metropolitan Police Office to provide free food items to poor, needy; hotline 100 to conta...
Metropolitan Police Office to provide free food items to poo...
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.
Mar 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Patient dies in course of treatment at corona hospital in Butwal
Patient dies in course of treatment at corona hospital in Bu...
BHAIRAHAWA, March 29: A patient who was undergoing treatment at Butwal based coronavirus special hospital has died on Sunday afternoon.
Mar 29, 2020
My City, Gen-Next, Article
Coronavirus and Emerging Superstitions
Coronavirus and Emerging Superstitions
The news last month that the Bhimsen idol in Dolakha is sweating and it is a sign that ‘something disastrous’ is going to happen in the country. This as a custom required the head of the state to perform a ‘kshama pooja’ to ward off the possibility of something disastrous.
Mar 29, 2020
My City, Lifestyle, Entertainment
Jon Bon Jovi believes his son Jacob contracted 'mild' coronavirus
Jon Bon Jovi believes his son Jacob contracted 'mild' corona...
Singer-songwriter Jon Bon Jovi says he suspects that his teenage son Jacob might have contracted a mild version of coronavirus. Talking to Entertainment Weekly, the 58-year-old singer said his son showed symptoms of COVID-19 but has not been tested for it.
Mar 29, 2020