LONDON, Dec 29: Britain’s government needs to bring in tighter coronavirus lockdown rules to avert a fresh wave of deaths from a new strain of the disease, a leading epidemiologist and government advisor warned on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, April 18: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has penalized epidemiologist Dr Sher Bahadur Pun working at the Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Diseases Hospital for his alleged involvement in leaking vital information related to coronavirus.