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Prohibitory order extended till July 4 in Rolpa district

Published On: June 24, 2021 06:59 PM NPT By: Republica

ROLPA, June 24: The ongoing prohibitory orders enforced in the Rolpa district since May 5 have been extended by 10 days.

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IFRC donates 100 units of oxygen concentrators to Nepal red Cross Society

Published On: June 24, 2021 04:02 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 24: The International Federation of Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement (IFRC) have donated 100 units of oxygen concentrators and spare parts to the Nepal Red Cross Society at the initiative of the IFRC’s Asia Pacific Regional Office in Kuala Lumpur.

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Transport entrepreneurs ask government to lift restriction on public transport

Published On: June 24, 2021 03:20 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 24: The National Federation of Nepalese Transport Entrepreneurs has asked the government to lift the ban imposed on public vehicles to control the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.

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T.U. to resume suspended exams from mid-July

Published On: June 24, 2021 03:18 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 24: As cases of COVID-19 decrease and prohibitory orders eased across the country, Tribhuvan University has decided to resume all the suspended undergraduate and graduate examinations from July 20.

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Municipality provides allowances to 70 women health volunteers

Published On: June 22, 2021 11:47 AM NPT By: Republica

BAITADI, June 22: Melauli Municipality of Baitadi district has provided as much as Rs 5,000 each to the health volunteers involved in the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.

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Health workers in rural Khotang work round-the-clock as COVID-19 cases see a rise in the district

Published On: June 10, 2021 08:21 PM NPT By: Republica

“The health workers are very occupied in treating the infected patients. Earlier, I used to carry my baby with me while treating others but have decided to keep my child at home due to fear of virus transmission,” Sharma said. “It is mandatory for a child to breastfeed for two years. However, I had to stop feeding milk to my child before that time period due to the pandemic,” Sharma added.

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Video X-ray service brought into operation in rural Jumla district

Published On: June 10, 2021 04:53 PM NPT By: Republica

JUMLA, June 10: A mini video X-ray service has come into operation in the Sinja region of Jumla. The service has been made available at the Handsinja health post in the Kankasundari Rural Municipality in the district.

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Red Cross Society of Baitadi distributes face masks to prisoners and frontline workers

Published On: June 10, 2021 03:50 PM NPT By: Republica

BAITADI, June 10: The Red Cross Society in Baitadi district has distributed face masks to 72 prisoners, 20 security personnels and 8 staff members serving in the district jail.

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Two elderly patients succumb to COVID-19

Published On: June 10, 2021 02:27 PM NPT By: Republica

DHARAN: June 10: Two senior citizens have died of COVID-19 while undergoing treatment at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Science.

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Local administration warns of legal action as people belonging to not-designated age group receive vaccines

Published On: June 10, 2021 02:05 PM NPT By: Republica

The local administration announced legal action after it received complaints about people belonging to the non-targeted age group arriving at the vaccination center to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is currently being administered to people who fall in the age group of 62 to 64 years.

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COVID-19: Second wave much deadlier than the first wave

Published On: June 10, 2021 12:45 PM NPT By: Republica

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health and Population, the rate of infection during the second wave has increased by 112 percent as compared to the first wave of this viral infection last year. Similarly, the death tally of COVID-19 has spiked by 163 percent in the second wave of pandemic as compared to the death tally during its first wave.

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COVID-19 Udayapur: 13 new cases, 22 recoveries and 2 deaths

Published On: June 7, 2021 11:41 AM NPT By: Republica

UDAYAPUR, June 7: As many as 13 people including four women have been infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours in Udayapur district. With this, the numbers of infection in the district have reached 1,131 out of which 508 are women, while 623 are men.

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Puspatara Kedia Service Foundation donates Rs 700,000 to COVID-19 funds

Published On: June 6, 2021 11:46 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 6: Puspatara Kedia Service Foundation under the Kedia Organization has donated Rs 500,000 as a part of its corporate social responsibility to the COVID-19 fund set up by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, considering the current situation of the country.

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Nepal receives health materials worth Rs 22.5 million from South Korea

Published On: June 6, 2021 11:02 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 6: South Korea, an attractive destination for Nepali migrant workers, has provided health materials worth Rs 22.5 million to Nepal in order to help control the spread of COVID-19 infection in the country.

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Free ambulance and counseling service for COVID-19 patients

Published On: June 6, 2021 10:58 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 6: Om Samaj Dental Hospital has launched a campaign to provide free ambulance services, first aid, and counseling to the needy people.

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Former King Gyanendra thanks well-wishers

Published On: June 3, 2021 05:22 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 3: Former King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah and Queen Komal Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah appeared in a video over social media on Thursday to thank their well-wishers within and without the country for their support and prayers during the former royal couple’s battle against COVID-19.

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Municipality to provide Rs 15,000 each to the families of COVID-19 victims

Published On: June 3, 2021 03:25 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 3: Kamalamai Municipality of Sindhuli district has decided to provide Rs 15,000 each to the families of COVID-19 victims. According to the municipality, a board meeting of the municipality decided to provide the relief amount to the relatives of the people who have died of COVID-19.

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Jyoti Group donates Rs 20 million to fight COVID-19

Published On: June 3, 2021 03:16 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 3: Syakar Trading Pvt Ltd and Bhajuratna Trading Company under the Jyoti Group have donated as much as Rs 20 million to battle the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the country.

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Non-implementation of Cabinet decision halts distribution of relief funds to families of COVID-19 victims

Published On: June 3, 2021 02:30 PM NPT By: Republica

BIRENDRANAGAR, June 3: The decision to provide Rs 100,000 each to the families of deceased COVID-19 patients has not been implemented by the government of Karnali Province. The families of the victims of COVID-19 have not been able to get the relief fund as the necessary procedures and criteria were not set on time.

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“Door to Door” counseling, medicine distribution for COVID-19 patients by rural municipality vice-chair in Jumla

Published On: June 3, 2021 01:10 PM NPT By: Republica

JUMLA, June 3: Bishnu Budha, vice-chairperson of Tila Rural Municipality, has started a door to door campaign to boost the morale of COVID-19 patients in the rural municipality. She has been visiting the patients and inquiring about their situation as well as sharing her empathy with the family of the patients.

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