ECONOMY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Govt slow to protect poor, counter economic impact of Covid-19
Govt slow to protect poor, counter economic impact of Covid-...
KATHMANDU, March 29: Despite concerns over the risk of Covid-19 wreaking havoc on the economy, the government has become slow over its responses to come up with measures to tackle the economic fallout of the pandemic.
Mar 29, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
NA plane returns from China with medical equipment
NA plane returns from China with medical equipment
KATHMANDU, March 29: Nepal Airlines' Airbus 330 carrying medical items has landed at the Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), Kathmandu today morning.
Mar 29, 2020
WORLD
UK coronavirus deaths top 1,000 as country steps up testing
UK coronavirus deaths top 1,000 as country steps up testing
LONDON, March 28: Medical workers in England on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic started to be tested on Saturday as the number of COVID-19 deaths in Britain topped 1,000 after a record 260 people died in the previous 24 hours.
Mar 28, 2020
Coronavirus
Fifth COVID-19 case recorded in Nepal
Fifth COVID-19 case recorded in Nepal
KATHMANDU, March 28: Fifth COVID-19 case was confirmed in Nepal today.
Mar 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
China Foundation to install handwash stations in Province 2
China Foundation to install handwash stations in Province 2
KATHMANDU, March 28: China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFAP) Nepal Office on Saturday provided hand wash materials to locals of MithilaBihari Municipality in Dhanusha district of Province 2.
Mar 28, 2020
DIASPORA, Coronavirus
NRNA South Korea chapter to contribute medical support worth Rs 11.5 million to Nepal govt
NRNA South Korea chapter to contribute medical support worth...
SEOUL, March 27: Non- Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) South Korea chapter has collected Rs 11.5 million from Nepali migrant workers there to provide the Government of Nepal with essential medical equipment and supplies.
Mar 28, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
India needs at least 38 million masks to fight coronavirus - agency document
India needs at least 38 million masks to fight coronavirus -...
NEW DELHI, March 27: India needs at least 38 million masks and 6.2 million pieces of personal protective equipment as it confronts the spread of coronavirus, and has approached hundreds of companies to secure supplies quickly, according to a report by the country’s investment agency seen by Reuters.
Mar 28, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
People leaving Kathmandu valley on foot
People leaving Kathmandu valley on foot
KATHMANDU, March 27: People have started leaving Kathmandu Valley to their home towns on foot as the government has imposed a lockdown for the past five days.
Mar 28, 2020
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