KATHMANDU, Nov 30: In a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19 from hotspots, the government has started rapid antigen testing in several hotspots of the Kathmandu Valley from Monday.

KATHMANDU, May 6: The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) has said it is well aware of viral fever spreading in some districts and is ready to go there in case of an outbreak.

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: A total of 667 patients were infected by Scrub typhus in 39 districts in the current fiscal year that began in mid-July. Among the infected patients, 11 patients have died.

KATHMANDU, Jan 25:  A total of 667 patients were infected by Scrub typhus in 39 districts in the current fiscal year that began in mid-July. Among the infected patients, 11 patients have died.

KATHMANDU, Aug 24: Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) of the Department of Health Services (DoHS) said that hospitals across the country are seeing a surge in the flow of patients with viral fever over the last few weeks.

KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) of the Department of Health Services (DoHS) has said that it is considering administering cholera vaccine to the people living in the highly affected areas of Lalitpur, where the deadly disease has been spreading for the last one month.

KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) of the Department of Health Services (DoHS) said that it has deployed doctors to control scrub typhus that is spreading in several districts.