WORLD, Coronavirus
U.S. coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 as doctors cope with medical shortages
U.S. coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 as doctors cope with...
NEW YORK, March 27: The sum of known coronavirus U.S. cases soared well past 100,000, with more than 1,600 dead, as weary doctors and nurses coping with shortages resorted to extremes ranging from hiding scarce medical supplies to buying them on the black market.
Mar 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
COVID-19 sample test also begins from Dharan today
COVID-19 sample test also begins from Dharan today
KATHMANDU, March 27: Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) has started laboratory tests for COVID-19 infection from today.
Mar 28, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Virus infections top 600,000 worldwide, long fight ahead
Virus infections top 600,000 worldwide, long fight ahead
BERLIN, March 27: The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long fight against the pandemic.
Mar 28, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Spain's coronavirus death toll rises by 832 overnight to 5,690
Spain's coronavirus death toll rises by 832 overnight to 5,6...
MADRID, March 27: Spain’s coronavirus death toll rose by 832 cases overnight to 5,690, the health ministry said on Saturday, marking a new high in the daily rise in fatalities.
Mar 28, 2020
SOCIETY
COVID-19: 366 in quarantine in Syangja
COVID-19: 366 in quarantine in Syangja
SYANGJA, March 28: A total of 366 people have been quarantined in Syangja when the entire country enters the fifth day of lockdown implemented by the government to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 28, 2020
SOCIETY
Jhapa inmates submit memo to PM, seeking exemption over COVID-19 fear
Jhapa inmates submit memo to PM, seeking exemption over COVI...
JHAPA, March 28: Inmates in the district jail of Jhapa have submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli urging for their release and safety in view of deadly coronavirus outbreak.
Mar 28, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Japan's Abe warns coronavirus outbreak could worsen if people don't take proper measures
Japan's Abe warns coronavirus outbreak could worsen if peopl...
TOKYO, March 27: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday requested people to refrain from non-essential meetings and said coronavirus infections could escalate if people let down their guard and don’t take proper containment measures.
Mar 28, 2020
Coronavirus
Stranded tourists flown off Mount Everest
Stranded tourists flown off Mount Everest
KATHMANDU, March 28: Scores of tourists on the foothills of Mount Everest have been flown to safety days after being stranded on the only airstrip serving the world’s highest mountain.
Mar 28, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
China's Wuhan, where the coronavirus emerged, begins to lift its lockdown
China's Wuhan, where the coronavirus emerged, begins to lift...
WUHAN, China, March 27: The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged, began lifting a two-month lockdown on Saturday by restarting some metro services and reopening borders, allowing some semblance of normality to return and families to reunite.
Mar 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Sudurpaschim province govt sets up Rs 400 million fund to prevent, contain COVID-19
Sudurpaschim province govt sets up Rs 400 million fund to pr...
DHANGADHI, March 28: Sudurpaschim province government has decided to set up a fund of Rs 400 million to prevent and contain the novel coronavirus across the province.
Mar 28, 2020