KATHMANDU, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Total coronavirus infections in Nepal crossed 200,000 on Wednesday, as health workers say the Himalayan nation was facing a "catastrophic" situation. In the last 24 hours ...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - As the number of coronavirus deaths climbs in Nepal, workers at the only crematorium in Kathmandu designated to handle the victims have been working past midnight, their meagre ...

Universal mask wearing could save 2,211 lives in Nepal in the next three months, according to a new study. Photo: AMIT Machamasi In its daily briefing on Saturday, the Ministry of Health announced ...

On December 31, 2019, the China country office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) received reports of a cluster of ...

KATHMANDU: US leadership is considering a new approach -- pool testing -- to efficiently include a large number of people for Covid-19 screening in the country. The new approach is also known as batch ...

KATHMANDU: The Government of Nepal through a cabinet decision on Monday formed a committee to procure Covid-19 vaccines. A secretary level committee comprising secretaries of Finance Ministry, ...

The UAE on Wednesday sent a consignment of 150 ventilators, 150 trolleys, 318600 masks, 9000 coverall, 15000 gown and 20000 goggles to the Nepal Government. Photo: UAE EMBASSY Amidst signs that the ...

Nepal, which has 49,219 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 312 deaths, first imposed a lockdown in March, which lasted for four months. Bikram Bhadel saw from his pharmacy outside Tribhuvan University ...

Nepal recorded a daily record 9,070 COVID-19 cases on Thursday 6 May, as the second wave of the pandemic seen in India has now crossed the border to many parts of Nepal. Positivity rates in Nepal are ...

Laxmi Maya Regmi, 72, a refugee from Bhutan, never thought that she would need a vaccination at her age. But on 19 March, she was among the first refugees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at a settlement ...