China, Nepal ink nine agreements Minister of Foreign Affairs Narayan Khadka and State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi held official talks at Singha Durbar, in Kathmandu this afternoon. Nepal 27 Mar, 2022
Another COVID wave looms, govt dithering on jabs The World Health Organisation’s warning that the COVID pandemic is far from over has little effect on the Nepal government, which has done precious little to ramp up its vaccination drive, letting complacency set in as the number of intra-day cases have been on a decline of late. Nepal 19 Mar, 2022
Health secretary backs decision on Covishield as common booster dose Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Population Roshan Pokharel said that he was not opposed to the ministry’s recent decision to use Covishield as the common COVID booster dose for those above 60 and the ones with compromised immunity. Nepal 05 Feb, 2022
Nepalis studying MBBS in China stranded in Nepal More than 225 Nepali students who are pursuing medical education in China have been denied entry into China to complete their course. Apparently, their vaccination certificates are not being accepted, though, ironically, most of them have been vaccinated with Chinese Vero Cell vaccines. Nepal 05 Feb, 2022
Over 1.6 million vaccinated against COVID-19 in Sudurpaschim Over 1.6 million people have so far got COVID-19 vaccines in the Sudurpaschim Province. Nepal 04 Feb, 2022
Covishield to be common booster for all above 60 The Ministry of Health and Population has decided to use Covishield/AstraZeneca vaccine as the booster shot for people above 60 years of age even if they had received other shots — Moderna, Pfizer, or Vero Cell — in the past. Nepal 02 Feb, 2022
Government starts providing 'booster' dose to elderly The government has started administering booster dose vaccine against coronavirus to senior citizens aged above 60. Nepal 30 Jan, 2022
Booster shot campaign continues amid snowfall Manang district has witnessed heavy snowfall, but the booster shot campaign against COVID-19 is going on here. Nepal 23 Jan, 2022
Upper Dolpa denizens deprived of COVID vaccine People in three rural municipalities of upper Dolpa have been deprived of COVID-19 vaccine though the District Health Service Office has been running a vaccination drive in the lower belts of the district targeting children between 12 and 17 years of age. Nepal 22 Jan, 2022
EDITORIAL - Right stance With the country recording as many as 10,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, the government is under intense pressure to speed up its vaccination programme to cover the entire eligible population. Opinion 21 Jan, 2022
COVID tests at Gaddachauki check point accelerated with rise in Omicron cases in India With the increasing number of Omicron virus infection cases in India, initiatives have been taken accelerate Covid-19 tests at Gaddachauki check point in Kanchanpur district. New Delhi is 352 kilometers away from the check point. Nepal 04 Jan, 2022
Govt seems to lack plan to tackle Omicron As new variants of COV- ID-19 pandemic continue to mutate, governments need to make their policies and preparation compatible with the risk posed by the fast-spreading pandemic, but Nepal government has no such plan. Nepal 27 Dec, 2021
