Tatopani, Sino-Nepal border point, has come into operation after three months. According to Sindhupalchok chief district officer Unesh Kumar Dhakal, the entry point was resumed after establishing a health check desk. The border point was closed in view of deadly outbreak of COVID-19 in China three months ago. With the
Health workers of Karnali State have demanded adequate safety gear to carry out works in fear-free atmosphere in the wake of the spread of coronavirus. The health workers working especially in the mountainous districts of Karnali State complained that it would be quite difficult for them to continue works smoothly
A medical team deputed from district public health office has collected swab from 330 people in the district till Wednesday. It was collected from 12 quarantine centres on the suspect of COVID-19. After collecting the swab, the medical team has moved towards Kailali to collect the swab there today. Focal
(Sher Bahadur Singh) Nearly 60 Nepali workers stranded in Mumbai of Maharastra, India, have been facing severe problems due to the lockdown imposed citing coronavirus spread. The workers hailing from Baitadi district of Sudurpaschim, Nepal, have been taking shelter at Barauli and Pabai for three weeks and have urged for
A total of 36 people staying in quarantine in Kaski district have returned home by completing their stay after none of them tested positive for COVID-19. Those living under quarantine had returned from Qatar, India, Bangladesh and other countries following the coronavirus spread. With this, all quarantines in Kaski district
All local levels in Tanahun district have established disaster management fund to cope up with the risk of COVID-19. Six municipalities and four rural municipalities of the district have brought the fund into operation. Vyas municipality has established the fund of Rs 10 million. Arrangement of medicines and necessary equipment
The GP Foundation chair Sujata Koirala has directed its Australia chapter to support the Nepalis living there. The foundation chair Koirala made a telephone call to foundation Australia chapter chair Nil Thapalia and directed to support the Nepalis who are desperately expecting support due to ongoing COVID-19 menace. A large
Youth entrepreneurs in Dang district have provided safety gear to police persons in a bid to avoid COVID-19. Entrepreneur Bal Kumar Ghartimagar and NCP district secretariat member Manohar Budhathoki provided masks and gloves to the chief of District Police Office, Janak Bhattarai, today. The assistance though little would be helpful
As lockdown continues, State Assembly session remains uncertain With a lockdown order from federal government for prevention and control of COVID-19, the winter session of Karnali State Assembly has been pushed into uncertainty. The state assembly meeting which was postponed by issuing a notice on 26 March is not likely
(Raj Kumar Parajuli) The local administration here has kept those returned from foreign countries in home quarantine. They have undergone health check up too. The District Health Office informed that a total of 451 persons returned home in the recent two and half months. In the month of Chait alone,
