(BBC): A number of European countries have tightened coronavirus restrictions ahead of Christmas following a surge of infections in recent weeks. The Netherlands has entered a five-week lockdown, with non-essential shops, theatres and gyms all closing. Germany will enter a hard lockdown from Wednesday after the number of infections there hit record levels. Meanwhile, Europe’s… Continue reading Coronavirus: European nations tighten restrictions ahead of Christmas
Moderna vaccine safe and effective, say US experts
(BBC): Moderna’s vaccine is safe and 94 percent effective, regulators say, clearing the way for US emergency authorisation. The analysis by the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) means it could become the second coronavirus vaccine to be allowed in the US. It comes one day after Americans across the country began receiving jabs of the… Continue reading Moderna vaccine safe and effective, say US experts
Hayabusa-2: Pieces of an asteroid found inside space capsule
(BBC): Scientists have been greeted by the sight of jet black chunks of rock and soil from an asteroid after opening a capsule that returned from deep space a week ago. It’s the first significant sample of material to be delivered to Earth from a space rock and was grabbed last year by Japan’s Hayabusa-2… Continue reading Hayabusa-2: Pieces of an asteroid found inside space capsule
Govt spent Rs 1.40 billion from Corona Fund
Kathmandu: The Corona Infection Prevention and Treatment Fund has so far accumulated Rs 1.7882 billion. The income and expenditure details made public by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General show that amount as income. Similarly, the expenditure was Rs 1.40 billion, according to the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. A total… Continue reading Govt spent Rs 1.40 billion from Corona Fund
Number of covid-19 cases in Nepal has exceeded 250,000
Kathmandu: The number of people infected with corona virus in Nepal has exceeded 250,000. In the last 24 hours, an additional 136 people have been confirmed infected and the total number of infected has reached 250,180, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. Similarly, in the last 24 hours, 1,966 people have returned home… Continue reading Number of covid-19 cases in Nepal has exceeded 250,000
Positive situation has been created in the economy: Ministry of Finance
Kathmandu: The Ministry of Finance has analyzed that the positive situation in the economy has been created due to the recent movement in the midst of the corona virus epidemic. The Ministry has made such analysis by making public the review details of the first four months of the current Fiscal Year 2020/2021. According to… Continue reading Positive situation has been created in the economy: Ministry of Finance
75 million assistance from Kathmandu Metropolitan City to Teaching Hospital
Kathmandu: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City is going to give a grant to the Tribhuvan Universtiy Teaching Hospital for the purchase of CT scan machine. An agreement was reached on Tuesday to provide financial assistance for the purchase of a state-of-the-art CT scan machine at the hospital. The agreement was signed between Mayor Bidhya Sundar Shakya… Continue reading 75 million assistance from Kathmandu Metropolitan City to Teaching Hospital
Govt issue new ordinance
Kathmandu: The government has issued the ordinance so that the Constitutional Council can hold in the presence of three people including the Prime Minister. A meeting of the council has been held on Tuesday evening along with the ordinance. The Constitutional Council (Functions, Duties, Rights and Procedures) Act, 2066 BS provided that the chairperson and… Continue reading Govt issue new ordinance
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro’s Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists switched on their flashlights to traipse along a narrow trail of mud through dense rainforest. The researchers were on a mission: capture bats and help prevent the next global pandemic. A few meters ahead, nearly… Continue reading Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic
‘Relieved’: US health workers start getting COVID-19 vaccine
(AP): The largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history got underway Monday as health workers in select hospitals rolled up their sleeves for shots to protect them from COVID-19 and start beating back the pandemic — a day of optimism even as the nation’s death toll neared 300,000. “I feel hopeful today. Relieved,” said critical case… Continue reading ‘Relieved’: US health workers start getting COVID-19 vaccine