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Manage COVID-19 booster dose, says health minister

Minister for Health and Population Padam Giri has directed the authorities concerned to manage booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines in view of the continued threat of the disease.

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Vaccines unavailable for Kailali children

Kailali was declared a fully vaccinated district in 2017. After Dhangadi Sub-Metropolitan City was declared ‘fully vaccinated’, the entire district was also declared fully vaccinated two days later in July that year.

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Bagmati province reports over 27,000 dengue cases

Twenty-seven thousand 750 people have been infected with dengue in Bagmati province since July 17 till date, the Bagmati Province Health Directorate said.

Nepal among countries accelerating NCD prevention

The member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region, including Nepal, on Wednesday accelerated progress for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, including oral and eye care.

FILE - This image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory that was captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md. Photo: NIAID via AP

WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns

The World Health Organization says it's holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations.

Polio detected in NYC's sewage, suggesting virus circulating

Pandemic-induced substance abuse a growing concern

New coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyond

Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, WHO says, Africa concerned

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Dengue: A public health concern

Dengue, the most common arbovirus infection worldwide, has become serious public health concern. As of today the geographic distribution of dengue has crossed more than 100 countries.

FILE - This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle. Photo: Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC via AP/File

Polio detected in NYC's sewage, suggesting virus circulating

The virus that causes polio has been found in New York City's wastewater in another sign that the disease, which hadn't been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said Friday.

FILE- A nurse prepares to administer vaccine for COVID-19 at a private vaccination center in Gauhati, India, April 10, 2022. Photo: AP/File

New coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyond

The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that's worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States.

FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Photo: AP

Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, WHO says, Africa concerned

The World Health Organization's Europe chief warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent.

FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Photo: AP

Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage': WHO panel

The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.

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India reports highest coronavirus daily cases since March 2

India reported 7,240 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday, its highest number of daily cases since March 2.

FILE PHOTO: Wheat is seen in a field near the southern Ukranian city of Nikolaev, July 8, 2013. Photo: Reuters/File

Food shortages are next global health crisis: expert

Growing food shortages may represent the same health threat to the world as the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading global health figure has warned.

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stand at the entrance of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hospital in Ahmedabad, India, January 7, 2022. Photo: Reuters/File

Rapid rise in Mumbai pushes India's COVID numbers to month high

India's health ministry reported 3,712 new coronavirus infections for the past twenty four hours on Thursday, the highest in nearly a month, driven up by a record number cases recorded in the financial capital, Mumbai.

FILE PHOTO: Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Photo: Reuters/File

Health agency confirms community spread of monkeypox in England

Monkeypox appears to be spreading from person to person in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Wednesday.

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World No Tobacco Day: Annually, over 27,000 people die from consumption of tobacco products in country

More than 27,000 in the country die annually after consuming tobacco products, according to data with the National Health Education, Information and Communication Center.

An electron microscopic (EM) image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virus particles as well as crescents and spherical particles of immature virions, obtained from a clinical human skin sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak in this undated image obtained by Reuters on May 18, 2022. Photo: Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regnery/CDC/Handout via Reuters

FACTBOX-Monkeypox cases around the world

Around 20 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, with more than 200 confirmed or suspected infections mostly in Europe.

An employee of the vaccine company Bavarian Nordic works in a laboratory of the company in Martinsried near Munich, Germany, May 24, 2022. Photo: Reuters

WHO says monkeypox 'containable' as more govts start limited vaccinations

The outbreak of monkeypox cases outside of Africa can be contained, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as more governments said they would launch limited vaccinations to combat rising infections of the virus.

An electron microscopic (EM) image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virus particles as well as crescents and spherical particles of immature virions, obtained from a clinical human skin sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak in this undated image obtained by Reuters on May 18, 2022. Photo: Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regnery/CDC/Handout via Reuters

WHO expects more cases of monkeypox to emerge globally

The World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found.

Head of the Institute of Microbiology of the German Armed Forces Roman Woelfel works in his laboraty in Munich, May 20, 2022, after Germany has detected its first case of monkeypox. Photo: Reuters

WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases top 100 in Europe

The World Health Organization was holding an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after over 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe.

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Memphis Police Director Cerelyn Davis speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Memphis, Tennessee, Friday, January 27, 2023, in advance of the release of police body cam video showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by Memphis police officers. Photo: AP

Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered the bar for hiring

Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered the bar for hiring

In Nepal, a total of 68 large-scale tea industries including 38 CTC and 30 orthodox tea producing industries are in operation.

Tea worth Rs 38 million exported

In Nepal, a total of 68 large-scale tea industries including 38 CTC and 30 orthodox tea producing industries are in operation.

FILE--PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal speaks at a program in Kathmandu. File Photo: RSS

Public holidays need to be reviewed: PM Dahal

"We have also discussed in the Council of Ministers that this needs to be reviewed,” PM said.

FILE: Australia's Aaron Finch in action. Photo: Reuters

Australia T20 skipper Finch quits international cricket

Aaron Finch has retired from all international cricket after leading Australia in a record 76 games as captain of the Twenty20 squad.

Rescue teams carry the body of a victim from a destroyed building in Aleppo, Syria. Photo: AP

A glance at the world's deadliest quakes in past 25 years

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing thousands of people in the two countries.

People and emergency teams search for people in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. Photo: AP

UPDATE: Quake deaths pass 5,000 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors

Rescuers raced Tuesday to find survivors in the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks that struck eastern Turkey and neighboring Syria, with the discovery of more bodies raising the death toll to more than 5,000.

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Asian Paints launches SmartCare Hydroloc

Understanding the need for a solution to combat efflorescence (nuniya) for the customers, Asian Paints Nepal has launched SmartCare Hydroloc in the market.

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Lumbini provincial cabinet yet to get full shape

It has been nearly a month since the Lumbini provincial government was formed but the cabinet is yet to get full shape.

Fight against cancer

The pandemic has put a spotlight on health system resilience around the world. Demands on health care provision have skyrocketed in record time and brought some health care systems to the brink of collapse.

Lil' habits under control

Here is a simple fact regarding our environs: we cannot control everything. The more we think of it, the more appalled we might feel to discover that the things we cannot control are way trickier than what we might have previously figured out. If a State cannot perceptibly control such things that often appear easily controllable, it’s not for an ‘activist’ to take the baton, either.

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Museums: Their sustainability and well-being

A museum is normally a venue or a place which looks after and exhibits, permanently or temporarily, a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical or scientific importance. It preserves and promotes our cultural heritage and acts as a good source of entertainment and information for researchers.

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Ministerial responsibility versus party ideology: Need to maintain decorum

The seven-party coalition led by the Maoist Centre (MC) has landed in an uneasy political soup.

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