SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Govt widens COVID-19 sample test criteria
Govt widens COVID-19 sample test criteria
KATHMANDU, March 23: The Ministry of Health and Population has broadened the criteria for the tests of COVID-19. At a news conference on Monday, Ministry's Spokesperson Dr. Bikas Devkota said that the area of surveillance for the sample test has been widened.
Mar 23, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
India shuts down flights, big cities as coronavirus toll rises in region
India shuts down flights, big cities as coronavirus toll ris...
NEW DELHI, March 23: India said on Monday it will shut down domestic flights to halt the spread of coronavirus and imposed a curfew on a giant state as the number of people dying of the disease ticked up across densely populated south Asia.
Mar 23, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates, Coronavirus
Govt decides to enforce week-long nationwide lockdown from tomorrow morning
Govt decides to enforce week-long nationwide lockdown from t...
KATHMANDU, March 23: Government on Monday has decided to enforce week-long nationwide lockdown to be effective from 6 am on Tuesday.
Mar 23, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Govt will rescue, provide treatment to infected people: Health minister Dhakal
Govt will rescue, provide treatment to infected people: Heal...
KATHMANDU, March 23: Minister for Health and Population Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal today said the government would rescue and provide free treatment to COVID-19 infected people.
Mar 23, 2020
SOCIETY, Coronavirus
Chitwan bans entry of public vehicles
Chitwan bans entry of public vehicles
KATHMANDU, March 23; Chitwan has restricted entry of any public vehicles from other districts as a precautionary measure against coronavirus outbreak.
Mar 23, 2020
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Committee formed to give suggestions on Guthi management in Kathmandu Valley
Committee formed to give suggestions on Guthi management in...
KATHMANDU, March 23: Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation has formed a committee to give suggestions to the ministry regarding the management of Guthis (trusts) across Kathmandu Valley.
Mar 23, 2020
Editorial, Coronavirus
Go For a National Lockdown Immediately
Go For a National Lockdown Immediately
These are extraordinary times and require extraordinary measures from the government including declaration of a nationwide lockdown. A 19-year-old Nepali woman has tested positive for COVID-19. She traveled to Nepal from France via a Qatar Airways flight on March 17. This case should raise alarm bel...
Mar 23, 2020
WORLD, Coronavirus
UK calls in army and warns people to stay home or face lockdown
UK calls in army and warns people to stay home or face lockd...
LONDON, March 23: Britain sent in the army to deliver protective equipment to hospitals on Monday and told people to stay at home and heed warnings over social distancing or the government would bring in more extreme measures to stop the coronavirus spread.
Mar 23, 2020
Coronavirus
Three Nepalis in quarantine in Portugal for COVID-19
Three Nepalis in quarantine in Portugal for COVID-19
LISBON, March 23: One Nepali in Portugal has been confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 and is under medication at a hospital there, it has been reported. Three other suspected Nepalis are quarantined.
Mar 23, 2020
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Govt panel set to make major announcements shortly to tackle deadly virus
Govt panel set to make major announcements shortly to tackle...
KATHMANDU, March 23: A meeting of the high-level government committee formed to prevent and contain the coronavirus is currently underway at Singha Durbar.
Mar 23, 2020