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On election day, no vaccinations will be given

On election day, no vaccinations will be given
08 May, Kathmandu: The Ministry of Health and Population has said that there will be no vaccination campaign against corona virus in the local level election to be held on April 12. Ministry spokesperson Dr. Sangeeta Kaushal Mishra said that the vaccination program was postponed on election day as it would be difficult to run additional vaccination centers and regular... Read More

‘Walking cooler’ installed to improve vaccines storage capacity

‘Walking cooler’ installed to improve vaccines storage capacity
Baglung, May 5 (RSS): Walking Cooler’ has been installed at the district health office to increase vaccines storage capacity. Director of Gandaki Province Health Directorate Khm Bahadur Khadka inaugurated the cooler amidst a programme on Wednesday, The cooler which was built with the financial assistance of Ministry of Health and Population has 10 refrigerators. It may be noted that the... Read More

Beijing closes 10% of subway stations to stem COVID

Beijing closes 10% of subway stations to stem COVID
Kathmandu, May 4 (RSS): Beijing on Wednesday closed around 10% of the stations in its vast subway system as an additional measure against the spread of coronavirus. The subway authority in a brief message said only that the measure to shut 40 mostly downtown stations was being taken as part of epidemic control measures. No date for resumption of service... Read More

Ambulances donated by Om Adi Foundation

Ambulances donated by Om Adi Foundation
01 May, Kathmandu : The Om Adi Foundation has handed over ambulances to Kamal village of Jhapa and Rawleshwar Health Post of Surnaya village of Baitadi. The Aditya Public Interest Welfare Fund was set up last year after the pandemic intensified in April to carry out social work. The fund has handed over two ambulances this year, said Bholanath Regmi,... Read More

China: The elderly people struggling in Shanghai’s quarantine centres

China: The elderly people struggling in Shanghai’s quarantine centres
30 April, CHINA: Thousands of elderly people in the Chinese city of Shanghai have been hit hard by a lockdown that has now dragged on for five weeks. Since the outbreak began in early March, more than 500,000 people have tested positive for the virus. Nearly 10,000 of those people have been aged over 80. China’s Covid rules demand that... Read More

Beijing kicks off mass testing after spike in Covid cases

Beijing kicks off mass testing after spike in Covid cases
25 APRIL, CHINA : The Chinese capital Beijing has kicked off mass testing for millions of residents after a spike in Covid cases. The Chaoyang district reported 26 cases over the weekend – the highest number so far in Beijing’s latest surge. Long queues outside supermarkets and shops were seen despite government assurance of a sufficient food supply. It... Read More

66 per cent population gets vaccine against COVID-19 in Karnali

66 per cent population gets vaccine against COVID-19 in Karnali
Karnali, April 21 (RSS): Karnali Province government has administered both doses of vaccine against COVID- 19 to 66 per cent eligible population above 18 years. Making public the recent achievements of Karnali Province government in a press meet in Surkhet on Wednesday, Chief Minister Jeevan Bahadur Shahi said that 54 per cent of the total population of the Province received... Read More

New York City mayor tests positive for COVID-19

New York City mayor tests positive for COVID-19
NEW YORK, April 10 (Xinhua): New York City Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, the mayor’s office said a statement. Adams “woke up with a raspy voice” on Sunday morning and tested positive, said the statement, adding that “At this time, the mayor has no other symptoms, but he is already isolating and will be canceling all... Read More

Is Nepal over with COVID? pandemic has actually come to an end!

Is Nepal over with COVID? pandemic has actually come to an end!
With COVID cases down, Nepalese seem to have let their guard down. As per the statistics by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) the COVID numbers are decreasing at the present in the country. Just yesterday, Nepal reported only 13 cases with 0 deaths. But yet the question still remains if the pandemic has actually come to an end!... Read More

69 percent inoculated with second dose of anti-COVID vaccines in Karnali

69 percent inoculated with second dose of anti-COVID vaccines in Karnali
Karnali, March 30 (RSS): Around 69 percent eligible population of Karnali province have received second dose of anti-COVID vaccines. According to the Province Health Directorate, as many as 972,648 people have been inoculated with second dose vaccine. So far 70 percent people got first dose in the province. Information Officer of the Directorate, Padma KC shared that 107,681 have received... Read More