Dharan / Oct 13: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has launched a probe into an irregularity at the designated COVID-19 unit of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS). The anti-graft body began its investigation in suspicion of corruption as the newly-purchased ventilators started malfunctioning one after another in less […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 12: With 4,047 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection confirmed on Monday, the national COVID-19 caseload has surged to 111,802. “In 14,530 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 4,047 persons were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2,” informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, […]
Kathmandu / Oct 12: The government has decided to convert all the government hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley into COVID-19 hospitals. According to Dr Jageshwar Gautam, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), the government has made this decision in view of lack of isolation centers in the Valley for COVID-19 patients amid […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 12: Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) has formulated teams to systematize the food testing and monitoring activities to intensify the food monitoring in view of the approaching festivals. According to Santosh Dahal, Deputy Spokesperson at DFTQC, cases have been filed against the companies and industries producing and distributing foodstuff […]
Kathmandu, Oct. 11: With 2,071 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection reported on Sunday, the national COVID-19 caseload has surged to 107,755. “In 12,427 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 2,071 persons were found to have been infected with SARS-CoV-2,” informed Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, spokesperson […]
Arghakhachi / Oct. 11: The Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives in Lumbini State has forwarded agriculture programme which would employ to the youths losing jobs at home and abroad due to COVID-19 crisis. Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives Arati Poudel shared that the state government introduced labour insurance and provident fund […]
Kathmandu / Oct 11 : Former Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada has said that all three tiers of government were working in coordination to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the second world knowledge conference organized by the Non-Resident Nepalis Association on Saturday, he said necessary budget has been allocated while quarantine and isolation centres […]
Kathmandu / Oct. 10: Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday confirmed five thousand and 8 new cases of COVID-19 across the country taking the national tally to 1,05,684. “In 19,320 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the last 24 hours, as many as 5008 persons were found to have been infected with […]
Kathmandu / Oct 10 : The Bal Gopaleshwor Temple at historic Ranipokhari would be open for public on the day of Bhaitika during Tihar festival this year, it has been said. Reconstruction of Ranipokhari and the temple damaged by the 2015 earthquake was completed in the third week of September. Preparations were underway for chief […]
Chitwan / Oct 10: The Regional Blood Transfusion Centre (RBTC), Bharatpur, has launched a campaign to collect plasma required to treat COVID-19 patients. So far, 38 units of plasma have been collected, said RBTC Chief Ramesh Kanta Poudel. Nepali Congress COVID-19 monitoring committee, Kawasoti, collected and sent 33 units of plasma to the Centre last […]
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