Republica Morning Brief: Oct 22

October 22, 2020 06:22 am

In case you missed them here are the major stories Republica covered in the past 24 hours.

Republica Morning Brief: Sept 28

September 28, 2020 06:00 am

Nepal recorded 10 more fatalities linked with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours. With this, Nepal’s COVID-19 death toll has jumped to 477--which is 0.65 percent of total coronavirus infections.  According to the data maintained by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), the Kathmandu district recorded three COVID-19 related deaths, followed by Lalitpur and Bardiya with two deaths each. Likewise, Bara, Rupandehi and Achham districts also recorded one COVID-19 related death each. As of Sunday afternoon, as many as 33 COVID-19 patients are undergoing treatment on ventilators and 225 are in intensive care units of various hospitals across the country.