China to provide medical support worth Rs 100 million to Nepal

Kathmandu: China has announced to provide medical supplies and equipment to Nepal worth Rs 100. On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced the assistance to Nepal in the fight against the corona epidemic during talks with the foreign ministers of Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradip Kumar Gyawali… Continue reading China to provide medical support worth Rs 100 million to Nepal

Parliamentary committee directs to arrange ICU and ventilator in all hospitals

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Kathmandu: The Education and Health Committee of the Parliament has directed the government to provide ICU with oxygen and ventilator in the hospitals. A meeting of the committee held at SinghaDurbar on Tuesday said that covid-19 infection is spreading rapidly and directed the government to take care of the patients. The committee has also instructed… Continue reading Parliamentary committee directs to arrange ICU and ventilator in all hospitals

Cabinet decides to close schools across the country

Kathmandu: The government has decided to close schools across the country. A cabinet meeting on Monday has decided on the recommendation of the Covid-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC). Schools and educational institutions will have to teach through virtual and alternative methods. Earlier, a meeting of the CCMC Board of Directors held on Sunday had decided… Continue reading Cabinet decides to close schools across the country

NAC introduces QR code system for ticketing

Kathmandu: Now the passengers of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) can pay their ticket price via QR code system of Nepal Bank. The Corporation and Nepal Bank have jointly launched this system today. Dim Prasad Poudel, General Manager of the Corporation and Krishna Bahadur Adhikari, Chief Executive Officer of the Bank jointly inaugurated the project.General Manager… Continue reading NAC introduces QR code system for ticketing

All pre-scheduled examinations of Tribhuvan University postponed

Kathmandu: Tribhuvan University has postponed all the examinations of the pre-scheduled annual and semester system. On Monday, TU announced that it is unable to conduct the exams due to the Corona epidemic and postponed all scheduled annual and semester exams. A statement issued by Trivandrum said, “Due to the outbreak of the second wave of… Continue reading All pre-scheduled examinations of Tribhuvan University postponed

Prohibitory order in Kathmandu valley from April 30

Kathmandu: The government announced prohibitory order in three districts of Kathmandu Valley —Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur starting from April 30. On Sunday, the secretariat of the Covid-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC) had suggested a ban in the Valley. A meeting of the Chief District Officers of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur districts of the Kathmandu Valley… Continue reading Prohibitory order in Kathmandu valley from April 30

Corona infection confirmed in 3556 people, 12 deaths

Kathmandu: In the last 24 hours, an additional 3,556 people across the country have been confirmed to be infected with the corona virus (Covid-19). Another 12 infected people have died. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, corona infection was confirmed in 114 out of 3,442 and 893 antigens tested on 12,400 samples. At… Continue reading Corona infection confirmed in 3556 people, 12 deaths

Health ministry directs not to test PCR of foreign nationals

Kathmandu: The Ministry of Health and Population has instructed the laboratories not to test the corona of foreign nationals coming in transit. The ministry issued a statement on Sunday asking not to test the corona of foreign nationals coming to Nepal as transit. The statement said, “All laboratories are instructed not to test the Covid… Continue reading Health ministry directs not to test PCR of foreign nationals

Corona kills 23 Nepalis in abroad including 20 in India

Kathmandu (Rashtriya Samachar Samiti): 0Twenty-three Nepalis, including 20 in India, have died due to corona infection. According to Dr. Sanjeev Sapkota, coordinator of the health committee under the Non-Resident Nepali Association, the death rate has increased due to the increasing outbreak of corona virus in various countries including India. According to the Health Committee of… Continue reading Corona kills 23 Nepalis in abroad including 20 in India