KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that health insurance should be made more effective to improve the access and use of quality health services in the country.

PARSA, Jan 15: Surveillance has been stepped up along the Nepal-India border in Birgunj, Parsa. This comes in the wake of the detection of a new variant of COVID-19 at the transit point a few days ago and the increasing infection rate in India. The JN.1 is said to be the latest variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus.

SUDURPASCHIM, Jan 14: Nine persons have been detected with coronavirus infection in Sudurpaschim in last three days.

PARSA, Jan 12: The COVID-19 infection was found in two persons through antigen test conducted at the 'Health Desk' operating at the Birgunj crossing.

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has issued a warning urging the public to remain cautious as the risk associated with the JN.1, a sub-variant of the Covid-19 virus, increases.

In a concerning turn of events, Sudurpaschim Province is once again grappling with the resurgence of COVID-19, marking an end to a period of relative calm. Until last week, the province had reported zero infection cases, but recent developments have unveiled a spike with eight confirmed cases surfacing in the region.

SUDURPASCHIM, Dec 27: The cases of COVID-19 have again emerged in the Sudurpaschim Province. The infection rate was nil until last week, but eight cases have been detected this week.

CHITWAN, Dec 15: The 17th Chitwan Elephant and Tourism Festival 2080 is all set to be organized in the tourist town of Sauraha in Chitwan district from December 26 to 30. The festival was halted for four years due to various reasons including the COVID-19 pandemic.

MANANG, Dec 4: Manang district has received the highest number of foreign tourists since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.

GANDAKI, Sept 19: Gandaki Province Chief Minister Surendra Raj Pandey has said the province government is making efforts to operate regular international flights from Pokhara Regional International Airport.

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: The District Health Office, Kathmandu is going to resume booster dose campaign against COVID-19 from coming September 11.

Kathmandu, Aug 16: The Ministry of Health and Population is preparing to launch a vaccination campaign against measles and rubella in all 77 districts across the country within the current fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: The Kathmandu metropolis has decided to once again launch a Covid-19 vaccination drive targeting nine wards from August 6. The vaccination will continue till August 9.

KATHMANDU, July 28: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has amended the Unified Directives 2079 BS issued for A, B and C class banks licensed by the central bank.

KATHMANDU, July 28: The Government of France has just delivered 702,720 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal through the COVAX Facility, offering a boost to the country’s ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive.

JANAKI, July 21: Altogether 12 ventilators are being stored in the godown in Bheri Hospital in Banke district for some time now due to the lack of maintenance.

Everything was normal. Every morning at 5 a.m., my phone's alarm reminded me that it was another day to get up and work, something I always liked doing. I prevented it from dozing and stayed in my dreams since "morning sleep" is inescapable.

KATHMANDU, June 19: Food insecurity and undernourishment are deepening lately in South Asia including Nepal, according to the Global Food Policy Report-2023 prepared by the International Food Policy Research Institute.

KATHMANDU, June 3: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has now made wearing of masks voluntary, with a steady decline in the number of COVID-19 infections.

KATHMANDU, May 26: Coronavirus infection has been confirmed among seven people in the last 24 hours.

KATHMANDU, May 21:  Nepal recorded four new cases of COVID-19 along with 12 recoveries on Sunday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

KATHMANDU, May 19:  Nepal recorded 30 new cases of COVID-19 along with 13 recoveries on Friday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

KATHMANDU, May 18:  Nepal recorded 24 new cases of COVID-19 along with 15 recoveries on Thursday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

KATHMANDU, May 17: Coronavirus infection has been confirmed among 34 people in the last 24 hours.

KHOTANG, May 17: Khotang, a hilly district in the Koshi Province, has geared up preparation to administer a booster dose of COVID-19.

KATHMANDU, May 15: The government has confirmed 21 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday. The latest bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) says that 21 people were infected with the virus in the last 24 hours.

MAHENDRANAGAR, May 15: As many as 39,258 women and men have so far received vaccines against COVID-19 in Kanchanpur during its campaign for 'booster dose'.

KATHMANDU, May 11:  Nepal recorded 30 new cases of COVID-19 along with 31 recoveries on Thursday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

KATHMANDU, May 9: Coronavirus infection has been confirmed among 51 people in the last 24 hours.

KATHMANDU, May 8: Coronavirus infection has been confirmed among 57 people in the last 24 hours.

KATHMANDU, May 7: Coronavirus infection has been confirmed among 32 people in the last 24 hours.

KATHMANDU, May 6: Coronavirus infection has been confirmed among 76 people in the last 24 hours.

LONDON, May 5: COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday, a major step towards the end of the pandemic that has killed more than 6.9 million people, disrupted the global economy and ravaged communities.

SUDURPASCHIM, May 4: A patient diagnosed with COVID-19 and dengue infections at the Seti Province Hospital, Dhangadi, died last night. The 30-year-old male had been on ventilator support since May 2. Before this, he underwent a nerve surgery on April 7, according to the hospital’s Information Officer Mekhraj Upadhyay.

KATHMANDU, May 3: The government has confirmed 91 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. The latest bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) says that 91 people were infected with the virus in the last 24 hours.

KATHMANDU, May 2: The government has confirmed 55 new cases of Covid-19 and 53 recoveries on Tuesday. The latest bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) says that 55 people were infected with the virus in the last 24 hours.

KATHMANDU, May 1: The government has confirmed 19 new cases of Covid-19 and 64 recoveries on Monday. The latest bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) says that 19 people were infected with the virus in the last 24 hours.

KATHMANDU, April 30: The government has confirmed 60 new cases of Covid-19 and 55 recoveries on Sunday. The latest bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) says that 60 people were infected with the virus in the last 24 hours.

KATHMANDU, April 29: The government has confirmed 51 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday. The latest bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) says that 51 people were infected with the virus in the last 24 hours.

KATHMANDU, April 28: The government has confirmed 103 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday. The latest bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) says that 103 people were infected with the virus in the last 24 hours.

NEW DELHI, April 28: India reported 7,533 new Covid-19 cases and 11,047 recoveries in the last 24 hours with the active cases now standing at 53,852 on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

KATHMANDU, April 25: The government has confirmed 136 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. The latest bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) says that 136 people were infected with the virus in the last 24 hours.

KATHMANDU, April 24: The Ministry of Health and Population has urged one and all to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in view of the rising infections of the virus.

KATHMANDU, April 23:  Nepal recorded 81 new cases of COVID-19 along with 54 recoveries on Sunday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

KATHMANDU, April 22: One person has died due to the Covid-19 infection in Bheri Hospital, Nepalgunj.

KATHMANDU, April 19:  Nepal recorded 108 new cases of COVID-19 along with 66 recoveries on Wednesday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

KATHMANDU, April 19: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has urged everyone to stay mandatorily in isolation for seven days if they are infected with Covid-19.

KATHMANDU, April 17:  Nepal recorded 104 new cases of COVID-19 along with 60 recoveries on Monday, according to the information released by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP).

BAITADI, April 14: The infection rate of COVID-19 in Sudurpaschim Province that was almost nil until recently has started to rise lately. The COVID-19 infection has been mostly detected among the Nepalis returning from India.

The vaccine support from Austria, Czech Republic, France, Greece and Italy will contribute to the Government of Nepal’s efforts to continue vaccinating people across the country