Nepal

Nepal reports zero Covid-19 deaths in past 24 hours

By THT ONLINE

Students wearing face masks and face shields -- as a protective measure against the spread of the coronavirus disease -- interact inside their class at Small Heaven Primary School, Chhetrapati, in Kathmandu, on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

KATHMANDU: Nepal reported zero Covid-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours, giving the country hammered by the pandemic, a breather.

The nationwide coronavirus death-toll presently stands at 2,020 with three fatalities reported on Wednesday.

Globally, 2.18 million people have lost their lives to Covid-19 while over 101 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus.

Today, 213 new infections have surfaced after which Nepal's total cases of infection have reached 270,588.