Kathmandu: Corona virus infection has been confirmed in 2,299 people in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the PCR test on 6,566 people confirmed the infection in 1,901 and 4,930 antigen tests confirmed coronavirus on 908 people. At the same time, the total number of corona infections in Nepal… Continue reading Corona infection in another 2,299 people, 34 deaths
Number of covid-19 recovery cases exceeds 600,000
Kathmandu: The number of people free from corona virus infection in Nepal has exceeded 600,000. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 4,017 people have been recovered in the last 24 hours and the number of people cured with corona has reached 649,000 in Nepal. The number of active infections has dropped to 31,368… Continue reading Number of covid-19 recovery cases exceeds 600,000
Regular flights scheduled for South Korea and China
Kathmandu: The government has also started regular flights to South Korea and China. Earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) had not issued a schedule as the airlines in these two countries had not sought permission. According to the latest schedule made public by CAAN, there will be one flight to South Korea every… Continue reading Regular flights scheduled for South Korea and China
65 BiPAP ventilator assistance to health ministry
Kathmandu: Social Welfare Association Jana Uddhar Kendra Malaysia has provided 65 BiPAP ventilators for the patients of covid-19. Social Welfare Association Jana Uddhar Kendra Malaysia, in collaboration with Nepali and Love Penang Network working at Western Digital, handed over 65 bipap ventilators to the Ministry of Health and Population on Thursday. Comedian Manoj Gajurel, who… Continue reading 65 BiPAP ventilator assistance to health ministry
Visa service regular from Friday
Kathmandu: The visa service, which was closed following the outbreak of the corona virus, will resume on Friday. The Department of Immigration had earlier shut down services other than emergency services. The department has stated that it has decided to resume the services from Friday. According to the department, tourists staying in Nepal for the… Continue reading Visa service regular from Friday
TikTok removes more than seven million suspected under-age accounts
BBC: TikTok removed nearly 7.3 million accounts suspected to belong to under-age children in the first quarter of this year. The video-sharing platform said the profiles accounted for fewer than 1% of global users. Children aged 13 and over are allowed to use the platform, which is highly popular with teenagers. This is the first… Continue reading TikTok removes more than seven million suspected under-age accounts
Canada weather: Dozens dead as heatwave shatters records
BBC: Dozens of people have died in Canada amid an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed temperature records. Police in the Vancouver area have responded to more than 130 sudden deaths since Friday. Most were elderly or had underlying health conditions, with heat often a contributing factor. Canada broke its temperature record for a third straight… Continue reading Canada weather: Dozens dead as heatwave shatters records
Most European troops exit Afghanistan quietly after 20 years
BERLIN (AP): Most European troops have already pulled out of Afghanistan, quietly withdrawing months before the U.S.-led mission was officially expected to end — part of an anticlimactic close to the “forever war” that risks leaving the country on the brink of civil war. Germany and Italy declared their missions in Afghanistan over on Wednesday… Continue reading Most European troops exit Afghanistan quietly after 20 years
Putin says US and UK were behind Black Sea ‘provocation’
MOSCOW (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that an incident involving a British destroyer in the Black Sea couldn’t have triggered a global conflict even if Russia had sunk the warship because the West knows it can’t win such a war. The tough statement appeared to indicate his resolve to raise the stakes should… Continue reading Putin says US and UK were behind Black Sea ‘provocation’
Nepal and Sierra Leone established diplomatic relations
Kathmandu: Nepal and the Republic of Sierra Leone have established diplomatic relations today. With this, the number of countries with which Nepal has diplomatic relations has now reached 171.Amrit Bahadur Rai, Ambassador for Nepal to the United Nations, and Alie Kabba, Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations signed an agreement… Continue reading Nepal and Sierra Leone established diplomatic relations