Government urged to ensure Nepali citizens� right to health Kathmandu, August 16 The spread of COVID-19 in rural areas, cities and communities, and among health workers and security personnel has caused panic among civilians, said a press statement released by Informal Sector Service Centre today. The... Travel 17 Aug, 2020
US tops 3 million known infections as coronavirus surges HOUSTON: The US coronavirus outbreak crossed a grim milestone of over 3 million confirmed cases on Tuesday as more states reported record numbers of new infections, and Florida faced an impending shortage of intensive care unit hospital... Women 08 Jul, 2020
India's social inequalities reflected in coronavirus care NEW DELHI: When Pradeep Kumar's wife was admitted to a government-run hospital in India's capital for treatment of COVID-19, it took two days before she was able to see a doctor. "There are six other women in her room and everyone is frustrated," he... Women 26 Jun, 2020
Govt managing ventilators, ICUs by estimating corona cases Kathmandu, June 22 The Ministry of Health and Population has made arrangements for medical treatment by making a projection of probable COVID-19 patients. The Ministry has readied 1,000 ventilators and 1,800 ICUs throughout the country by projecting... Travel 23 Jun, 2020
Brazil's COVID-19 deaths surge past UK, WHO says hospital system coping GENEVA/BRASILIA: Brazil's COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain's on Friday to become the second highest in the world with 41,828 dead, but the World Health Organization said the nation's health system was standing up to the... Women 13 Jun, 2020
India�coronavirus infections surge past 100,000, deaths top 3,000 Coronavirus cases in India reached 100,000 on Tuesday, matching the number of intensive care unit beds in the country, while the rate of growth of new infections showed little sign of slowing. India reported 4,970 new cases over the past 24... Women 19 May, 2020
Lockdowns help slow down COVID-19 spread, isolation interrupts transmission: WHO Nepal detected its first COVID-19 case on January 23. It took the country two more months to detect its second case on March 23. Since then the number of cases has jumped to 295 with the deaths of two people. Nepal will certainly detect many more... Travel 18 May, 2020
Hospitals in Karnali to get medical equipment worth Rs 10mn Jajarkot, May 16 Kumari Trust, an organisation set up at the initiative of former member of Parliament and social activist Rajeev Bikram Shah from Jajarkot, is providing medical aid and equipment to various hospitals in Karnali... Travel 17 May, 2020
Here's how BPKIHS is responding to CoVID-19 crisis DHARAN: With the surge of CoVID-19 cases worldwide and the detection of the first case in Nepal, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), a tertiary care referral hospital in Eastern Nepal, decided to begin preparations for fight against... 29 Apr, 2020
COVID-19 hospital operational in BPKIHS Dharan, April 27 COVID-19 special hospital with 100 beds has come into operation at BP Koirala Institute of Health and Sciences in Dharan, Sunsari, from yesterday. BPKIHS Vice-chancellor Dr Gyanendra Giri said level-3 COVID-19 patients would... Travel 28 Apr, 2020
Special hospital to treat COVID-19 patients comes into operation in Dharan DHARAN: A 100-bed 'special' hospital, under the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institutes of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), to treat COVID-19 patients has officially come into operation from today. According to Professor Dr Gyanendra Giri, Vice-Chancellor... Travel 26 Apr, 2020
Reverse migration: Govt told to arrange transport for those trudging back home Kathmandu, April 17 The Supreme Court today issued an interim order asking the government to safely transport stranded poor people to their hometowns after conducting rapid tests on them. Daily wagers and poor people, who have lost shelter and jobs... Travel 18 Apr, 2020
