SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
'Medics at some private hospitals working without PPE'
'Medics at some private hospitals working without PPE'
KATHMANDU, March 28: Though private hospitals in Kathmandu have set up fever clinics to test suspected COVID-19 cases as directed by the government, medics are collecting swab samples and keeping the suspected cases in isolation without wearing personal protection equipment (PPE).
Mar 28, 2020
SOCIETY, AUDIO/VIDEO, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Fourth COVID-19 case reported in Nepal
Fourth COVID-19 case reported in Nepal
KATHMANDU, March 27: COVID-19 cases climbed to 4 in Nepal after a person from Dhangadhi tested positive for coronavirus today, the Ministry of Health confirmed.
Mar 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
25 hospitals designated as 'hub hospitals' to fight COVID-19
25 hospitals designated as 'hub hospitals' to fight COVID-19
Kathmandu, March 27: The government has designated 25 hospitals across the country (six in the Kathmandu Valley and 19 outside) as 'hub hospitals' to fight COVID-19.
Mar 27, 2020
ECONOMY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Stranded tourists to be rescued from Lukla tomorrow morning
Stranded tourists to be rescued from Lukla tomorrow morning
KATHMANDU, March 27: Five flights have been scheduled to fly to Lukla tomorrow morning to rescue the tourists who have left stranded there following the enforcement of nationwide lockdown by the government as an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) said.
Mar 27, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
Indonesia reports highest daily rise in new coronavirus cases
Indonesia reports highest daily rise in new coronavirus case...
JAKARTA, March 27: Indonesia has confirmed 153 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily rise so far and taking the Southeast Asian country’s total to 1,046, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto said on Friday.
Mar 27, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
From behind a closed door, infected UK PM Johnson coordinates coronavirus battle
From behind a closed door, infected UK PM Johnson coordinate...
LONDON, March 27: A knock at the door and the sound of retreating footsteps - that is how British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will have food and paperwork delivered from the outside world for the next seven days after he tested positive for coronavirus overnight.
Mar 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
PM Oli discharged from hospital
PM Oli discharged from hospital
KATHMANDU, March 27: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli who had been admitted to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital last night has been discharged today evening.
Mar 27, 2020
Coronavirus
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he has tested positive for coronavirus (with video)
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he has tested positive...
LONDON, March 27: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus and was self-isolating at Downing Street but would still lead the government’s response to the accelerating outbreak.
Mar 27, 2020
TECHNOLOGY, Republica Watch, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
3D video shows the extent of lung damage in coronavirus patient (with video)
3D video shows the extent of lung damage in coronavirus pati...
George Washington University Hospital received its first COVID-19-positive patient on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The man, in his late 50s was transferred from another hospital after his initial symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath) quickly escalated. He was connected to a ventilator at that h...
Mar 27, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Senior citizens to be provided with Rs 10,000 as a relief package
Senior citizens to be provided with Rs 10,000 as a relief pa...
KATHMANDU, March 27: The Ministry of Women, Children, and Senior Citizens is going to provide Rs 10,000 per month for the next three months to the senior people staying at various rehabilitation centers and elderly care homes across the country as a relief package.
Mar 27, 2020