COVID-19: Its impact on life expectancy in Nepal Period life expectancy, or life expectancy, is a summary measure of current population health. If mortality increases in a population, life expectancy declines. Conversely, if mortality declines, life expectancy increases. Opinion 29 Jul, 2024
France donates over 700,000 COVID-19 vaccines The Government of France has delivered 702,720 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal through the CO- VAX Facility, offering a boost to the country's ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive. Nepal 29 Jul, 2023
Ministry recommends seven-day isolation for COVID-19 infection The Ministry of Health and Population has urged for seven-day isolation in case of COVID-19 infection. Health 19 Apr, 2023
Gold loses lustre, silver shines Gold price decreased, while that of silver went up in the trading week between December 18 and 24. Business 25 Dec, 2022
China COVID numbers rise, as cities cut back on testing China's COVID cases rose further on Tuesday, including in the capital Beijing, even as many cities scaled back routine testing after authorities announced measures last week aimed at easing the impact of the country's heavy coronavirus curbs. World 15 Nov, 2022
Country's economy projected to expand modestly in FY 2022-23 Nepal's economy is projected to modestly expand by 4.7 per cent (at market prices) in fiscal year 2022-23, down from an estimated growth of 5.8 per cent in fiscal 2021-22 Business 22 Sep, 2022
Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus US President Joe Biden celebrated his recovery from COVID-19 on Wednesday with an appeal to Americans to get vaccinated and a comparison of his mild symptoms and work-from-home performance to the more serious case experienced by his predecessor. World 28 Jul, 2022
Fresh COVID wave sweeps Asia, NZ warns of pressure on hospitals A new wave of coronavirus infections is rapidly spreading through Asia, prompting warnings for residents from New Zealand to Japan to take precautions to slow the outbreak and help prevent healthcare systems from being overwhelmed. World 14 Jul, 2022
Delhi makes masks mandatory again after COVID cases rise Delhi makes masks mandatory again after COVID cases rise World 20 Apr, 2022
More Chinese cities impose COVID curbs as Shanghai cases rise ​​​​​​​Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic COVID-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China imposed restrictions as the country kept up its "dynamic clearance" approach that aims to stamp out the highly transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant. World 16 Apr, 2022
Shanghai to ease lockdown in some areas despite rise in COVID infections Authorities in China's financial centre of Shanghai will start easing lockdown in some areas from Monday, despite reporting a record of more than 25,000 new COVID-19 infections, as they strive to get the city moving again after more than two weeks. World 11 Apr, 2022
Shanghai COVID cases keep rising, food supply problems persist Shanghai reported nearly 25,000 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Sunday, as residents of China's most populous city voiced complaints over food and basic supplies and concern spread that more cities may soon be in the same situation. World 10 Apr, 2022
