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‘Nepali media playing utmost role in fighting COVID-19’
Kathmandu, March 22 : Speakers at a discussion in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology today stressed the need of right and timely information in times of crisis. As the entire...
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Make sufficient clean water available for hand wash: Experts
Social distancing and frequent hand-washing are highly recommended as effective measures against the spread of COVID-19. But, experts stress that sufficient clean water is needed to wash hands to be...
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INGOs in Nepal lend a helping hand to fight Covid-19
Kathmandu, April 21 : The Association of International NGOs in Nepal (AIN) has welcomed the government decision allowing INGOs to deviate up to 20 percent of existing project budgets to fight the...
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WHO condoles death of staff in Myanmar
KATHMANDU :The World Health Organization has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the death of its personnel during a security incident in Rakhine district of Myanmar. Pyae Sone Win Maung succumbed to...
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Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
Photo: AP/RSS Long a lifeline for families back home, migrant workers in oil-rich Gulf Arab states now find themselves trapped by the coronavirus pandemic, losing jobs, running out of money and...
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Experts meet on Covid-19 vaccines
Hundreds of experts have met in New Delhi to set up research and development priorities for coronavirus drugs, diagnostics and vaccines to combat the Covid-19 crisis. At a two-day meeting, convened by...
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NRN death toll tops 70; 5,000 infected
Seventy-three non-resident Nepalis have died of coronavirus as of Saturday evening. According to the Non-resident Nepalis Association (NRNA), 49 of them died in the United Kingdom. Fifteen have died...
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Writ against poor quarantine measures
A writ petition has been filed at Jumla bench of Surkhet High Court on Sunday, naming Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Municipalities and Rural...
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Govt to tighten security in border areas
The government has deployed Nepal Army personnel for the security of sensitive sectors, sending the Nepal Police and Armed Police Force personnel to man the bordering areas. The Home Ministry made the...
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Province 5 on high alert as 17 more test positive for coronavirus
Province 5 has been placed on high alert after 17 people tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday and Sunday. A man from Rupandehi, who had been working at tailor shops in Gandhinagar, India, was...
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Promote hand hygiene to save lives and combat Covid-19
Promoting good hand hygiene is one of the most basic yet powerful tools that member states of the WHO South-East Asia Region must continue to leverage to reduce the spread of Covid-19. All Member...
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AIN extends Rs 45-million medical assistance package to Health Ministry
The Association of International NGOs in Nepal (AIN) has handed over a medical assistance package worth Rs 45.3 million to the Ministry of Health and Population, to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The...
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Stranded Nepalis question government’s apathy towards their plight
Gujarat government has issued orders to its state administration to arrange the repatriation of over 20,000 stranded Nepali migrant workers. The move follows the Indian Ministry of External Affairs’...
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Triaging surgical procedures during pandemics
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a major pandemic caused by an RNA virus named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome—Coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2). This pandemic has already been labelled as a Public...
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Bio-ethics during pandemic: Necessity or ill-timed muscle-flexing?
Recently, a few frontline health care workers were reprimanded and asked to produce written explanation by the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) for publishing a research article in an...
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Concerted effort holds the key to fighting off coronavirus
Everyone, from US President Donald Trump to a common man, wants to know how close we are to finding a cure to Covid-19 and how long this lockdown is going to last. All our questions are best answered...
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COVID-19 and Its Effect on Liver
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by a RNA virus named as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome- Corona Virus- 2 (SARS- CoV-2) is primarily characterized by respiratory symptoms similar to other...
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COVID-19, LOCKDOWN AND STUDENTS
Covid-19, the infectious disease caused by the newly discovered coronavirus, has gripped the world. The disease causes mild to moderate respiratory problems, but the infected people are at a higher...
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COVID-19 Lockdown in Nepal: Help Your Adults to Overcome Health Risks
As coronavirus cases keep on rising, it can be hard for older adults to see the need for lockdown and the loneliness that can come with it as there is no chance of social gatherings. For months now,...
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Depression doesn’t have a specific face
When we have a disease, our body often shows some kind of visible signs and symptoms that are matched with etiology of the disease. Usually, we visit a doctor, do what doctor prescribes us, take...
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