EDITORIAL: No time to delay

Even two weeks after the Cabinet decided to convert the new building of Bir Hospital into a unified central hospital for COVID-19 patients, it is still uncertain when it will come into operation.

Environment 25 May, 2021

Bheri Hospital's oxygen supply system running at a stretch, critical COVID patients in danger

Bheri Hospital’s oxygen supply system can cater to up to 100 patients tops. Presently, however, the system is running at a stretch.

Nepal 16 May, 2021

Capital's govt hospitals to treat COVID patients

The government has decided to use all beds in government hospitals in the capital for treatment of coronavirus patients.

Kathmandu 12 May, 2021

Bring back your empty oxygen tanks to help conquer COVID, Nepal urges Everest climbers

Nepal is so short of oxygen canisters that it has asked climbers on Mount Everest to bring back their empties instead of abandoning them on mountain slopes, an official said on Monday.

Nepal 10 May, 2021

Sudur Pashchim struggles with acute oxygen shortage

Sudur Paschim Province is facing an acute shortage of oxygen, increasing the risk for both Covid and non-Covid patients.

The Arts 07 May, 2021

India hits another grim record as it scrambles oxygen supply

Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday as demand for medical oxygen jumped seven-fold and the government denied reports that it was slow in distributing life-saving supplies from abroad.

World 06 May, 2021

Oxygen being smuggled to India from Nepalgunj

With the second wave of coronavirus spreading like wildfire, Banke has emerged as a COVID hotspot in the country now.

Nepal 05 May, 2021

Overwhelmed India running short of COVID-19 vaccines

Despite being the world's biggest producer of vaccines, India now does not have enough for itself - undermining a plan to ramp up and widen inoculation from Saturday.

World 30 Apr, 2021

India cases up as scientists appeal to Modi to release data

Indian scientists appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to publicly release virus data that would allow them to save lives as coronavirus cases climbed again Friday, prompting the army to open its hospitals in a desperate bid to control a massive humanitarian crisis.

World 30 Apr, 2021

India records 320K cases as foreign help arrives

India recorded more than 320,000 new cases of coronavirus infection Tuesday as a grim surge of illness and death weighed on the country and its sinking health system started getting much-needed support from foreign nations.

World 27 Apr, 2021

EDITORIAL: Take harsh measures

With as many as 28 lives lost to the coronavirus in a single day on Sunday, a figure that has doubled in just a few days, it is time the government took extreme measures to contain the second wave of the virus.

Opinion 27 Apr, 2021

PM Modi says India shaken by coronavirus 'storm', US readies help

​​​​​​​Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all citizens to be vaccinated and exercise caution, saying the "storm" of infections had shaken India

World 25 Apr, 2021