WHO "very concerned" about reports of severe COVID in China “Vaccination is the exit strategy from omicron,” WHO emergencies chief Dr. Michael Ryan said. World 22 Dec, 2022
39 new COVID cases detected in a day Health authorities diagnosed a total of 39 COVID patients in the last 24 hours, including 19 cases in Kathmandu valley. Health 22 Sep, 2022
Digital economy Youth are the future of Southeast Asia. In the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASE- AN), they constitute 34% of the total population. Blogs 18 Jul, 2022
ADB forecasts modest GDP growth for Nepal Nepal’s economy is anticipated to grow by 3.9 per cent (at market prices) in fiscal year 2021-22 from an estimated 2.3 per cent growth in fiscal 2020- 21, says the latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022, the flagship economic publication of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and its Macroeconomic Update. Business 07 Apr, 2022
ADB DG reaffirms support for Nepal's development agenda, pandemic recovery Asian Development Bank (ADB) Director General for South Asia Kenichi Yokoyama concluded his four-day visit to Nepal today. During his visit, Yokoyama reaffirmed ADB’s continued strong support to the government of Nepal’s development agenda. Business 20 Mar, 2022
Omicron dents recovery of tourist arrivals Nepal welcomed a total of 16,975 foreign nationals via air route in January, with 32.41 per cent of arrivals from the SAARC region. Business 04 Feb, 2022
Bajura Hospital brings into operation its own hearse, ambulance Bajura Hospital has brought into operation its own ambulance and hearse. According to the hospital Chief Prakashraj Joshi, the hospital had long been planning to operate such vehicles of its own. Nepal 29 Jan, 2022
India allows emergency use of Merck's COVID-19 pill, two more vaccines India gave emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Merck's COVID-19 pill molnupiravir, and Serum Institute of India's Covovax and Biological E's Corbevax coronavirus vaccines, the country's health minister said on Twitter. World 28 Dec, 2021
1.2 million doses of China manufactured Vero Cell vaccine brought in The first batch of Vero Cell vaccine procured through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) mechanism has arrived from China. Nepal 27 Oct, 2021
ADB approves $165m loan for COVID-19 vaccines in the country The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a loan of $165 million for the Nepal government to purchase safe and effective vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Business 23 Jul, 2021
Pfizer says COVID vaccine highly effective against Delta variant First identified in India, Delta is becoming the globally dominant version of the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization. World 24 Jun, 2021
EDCD, KMC start rapid diagnostic testing Epidemiology and Disease Control Division and Kathmandu Metropolitan City have started conducting community-based mass antigen testing for the coronavirus diseases. Kathmandu 19 May, 2021
