Govt urged to intensify efforts to check coronavirus transmission Experts say that the government needs to intensify its efforts to contain the rapid spread of COVID to avoid lockdown, as another lockdown will be suicidal for the economy, which is yet to shake off adverse effects of the two previous lockdowns. Nepal 12 Jan, 2022
EDITORIAL - Hospitals on high alert With the rising cases of the coronavirus, including new variant of Omicron, the government has told all the government and private hospitals to fully prepare for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Opinion 10 Jan, 2022
Kathmandu DAO imposes restriction on in-person teaching-learning activities Kathmandu District Administration Office has restricted educational institutions from conducting in-person teaching-learning activities citing the risk of COVID-19. Kathmandu 17 Sep, 2021
Living with the virus: Follow health safety protocols The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been around for about two years. We are in the second wave of the pandemic, says the government, while a few experts claim it is already the third wave. Opinion 14 Sep, 2021
EDITORIAL - No more lockdown The local administrations of the Kathmandu Valley on Wednesday lifted the prohibitory order that had been in place for the last four months. Opinion 03 Sep, 2021
Government urges people to avoid gathering during festivities As the season of festivities enthuses Nepalis, the government has urged all and sundry to avoid gathering in or around religious sites and to celebrate the festivals as a formality and abide by social distancing norms. Nepal 23 Aug, 2021
EDITORIAL - Smart lockdown Although the government has been inoculating anti-COVID-19 vaccines for different age groups across the country, the infection and death rates have remained constant since the outbreak of the second wave of the coronavirus in the second week of April. Opinion 02 Aug, 2021
CCMC proposes smart lockdown to stem COVID spread The COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre has floated a proposal to categorise COVID-19 affected areas into four different coloured groups to tackle crisis situation strategically. Kathmandu 01 Aug, 2021
CCMC discusses current Covid-19 situation, Health Ministry proposes 'smart lockdown' The COVID-19 Crisis Management Committee Centre (CCMC) has focused on ways for effective execution of mechanisms to control the ongoing spread of the infection. Nepal 31 Jul, 2021
KTM valley CDOs to meet today in preparation for 'smart lockdown The Chief District Administration Officers of the three districts of Kathmandu valley are scheduled to meet today afternoon in preparation for a 'smart lockdown'. Kathmandu 20 Jun, 2021
Covid-19 prohibitory period to make a shift to 'smart lockdown' Almost two-months after the imposition of Covid-19 prohibitory period, government authorities have decided to make a shift towards smart-lockdown in a bid to 'smartly' manage the ongoing pandemic crisis. Nepal 17 Jun, 2021
Bangladesh garment factories reopen, while India looks to ease its lockdown NEW DELHI/DHAKA: More than 500 garment factories in Bangladesh that supply to global brands reopened on Monday after a month-long shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while India considered ways to scale... Women 27 Apr, 2020
