Govt shortlisted 78 hotels for quarantine

Kathmandu: The government has listed 78 hotels, including five 5-star hotels, as quarantine hotels. The Department of Tourism has public the list of hotels where the passengers traveling from abroad can be quarantined to prevent the corona infection. According to the department, hotels with at least 20 rooms have been designated for hotel quarantine. The… Continue reading Govt shortlisted 78 hotels for quarantine

China sees first human case of rare H10N3 strain

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BBC: A 41-year-old Chinese man has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare bird flu strain. Officials did not give details on how the man got infected but the H10N3 strain is thought to not easily spread from humans to humans. The Jiangsu province resident, who was diagnosed last week,… Continue reading China sees first human case of rare H10N3 strain

China’s Sinovac vaccine gets WHO emergency approval

File Photo In this Dec. 25, 2020 file photo, released by Xinhua News Agency, a staff member inspects syringes of COVID-19 inactivated vaccine products at a packaging plant of the Beijing Biological Products Institute Co., Ltd, a unit of state-owned Sinopharm in Beijing. (Zhang Yuwei/Xinhua via AP, File)

BBC: The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use. The WHO said it prevented symptomatic disease in 51% of those vaccinated and prevented severe symptoms and hospitalisation in 100% of samples. Some evidence and data gaps are still lacking though, according to WHO experts. It is the second Chinese… Continue reading China’s Sinovac vaccine gets WHO emergency approval

Four airlines including NAC allowed to operate scheduled int’l flight

Kathmandu: Four airlines, including Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), have been allowed regular flights to three international destinations. The government has opened regular flights a year to India and three other countries. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has approved the flight schedule for this. As per the approved schedule, Nepal Airlines Corporation, Turkish Airlines, Qatar… Continue reading Four airlines including NAC allowed to operate scheduled int’l flight

Health ministry directs all hospitals to public treatment fees within a week

Kathmandu: The government has instructed hospitals to make public the details of treatment fees. The Ministry of Health and Population issued a notice on Tuesday directing all government, private and community hospitals to make public the amount required for the treatment of patients within seven days. Similarly, the details of the price list have been… Continue reading Health ministry directs all hospitals to public treatment fees within a week

Founder of Bibeksheel Sajha Ujjwal Thapa passes away

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Kathmandu: Ujjwal Thapa, the founding leader of Bibeksheel Sajha Party, has died at the age of 44. He died at Medicity Hospital at 4:25 pm on Tuesday. Thapa, who fell seriously ill with covid-19 infection, was initially admitted to Grandy Hospital. Later on he was transffered to Medicity Hospital. According to the hospital, Thapa’s PCR… Continue reading Founder of Bibeksheel Sajha Ujjwal Thapa passes away

6,085 infected,68 die, from Corona in last 24 hours

Kathmandu: Deaths from corona virus infection have dropped significantly in Nepal. In the last 24 hours, 68 infected people have died. In the last 24 hours, an additional 6,085 people have been infected with the corona virus. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 5,285 people were tested positive out of 17,147 PCR tests… Continue reading 6,085 infected,68 die, from Corona in last 24 hours

Vaccine supported by China arrives

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Kathmandu: A total of 800,000 doses of vaccine donated by China arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday. On Tuesday, a Nepal Airlines Corporation brought 800,000 doses of vaccine. In a meeting with President Bidhya Devi Bhandari last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a grant of one million doses of the vaccine. The remaining 200,000 vaccines… Continue reading Vaccine supported by China arrives

Cabinet decides to cancel SEE examination this year

Kathmandu: The cabinet meeting has decided to cancle this year’s Secondary Education Examination (SEE). As per this decision, the details of the internal assessment of the schools should be sent to the concerned District Education Development and Coordination Committee and certified by the Education Development and Coordination Unit and sent to the National Examination Board.… Continue reading Cabinet decides to cancel SEE examination this year

NAC to arrive today from Beijing with covid-19 vaccines

Kathmand: A chartered plane of Nepal Airlines Corporation is coming to Kathmandu on Tuesday with the vaccine given by China. Out of the one million doses of vaccines announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping, about 800,000 doses will arrive in Kathmandu on Tuesday. General Manager of Nepal Airlines Dimprakash Poudel informed that about 800,000 doses… Continue reading NAC to arrive today from Beijing with covid-19 vaccines