After the government imposed the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, Nepal Airlines Corporation has conducted several chartered flights to repatriate stranded foreign nationals from Kathmandu to various destinations
Power-surplus Nepal hopes to earn $100 million from electricity exports to India
From Thursday this week, Nepal started selling electricity, around 37 MW to Indian buyers, Nepal Electricity Corporation spokesperson Suresh Bhattarai confirmed to The Kathmandu Post. More bids are invited to sell 200 MW in India’s power exchange market on a long-term basis.
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Kathmandu sealed to prevent COVID-19 spread
The Nepali government has decided to seal off all the entry points to capital Kathmandu, in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the densely-populated city, officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs said
Nepal’s COVID-19 count crosses 500
The total cases of COVID-19 in the country has crossed 500 with 20 new cases detected this afternoon, in addition to 30 cases identified today morning by the Ministry of Health and Population
3 Nepali mothers still die daily at childbirth
It should not be surprising that Nepal’s first COVID-19 death was a new mother
30 new COVID-19 cases identified on Friday
Thirty new cases of COVID-19 infection have been identified today, confirmed Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population. This took the national tally to 487
Nine new cases of coronavirus transmission listed, total cases stand at 453
Nepal's Health Ministry confirmed that nine new cases of coronavirus-infection have been recorded, in addition to the 17 cases reported earlier, on Thursday
Child marriages up in Nepal during lockdown
Nepal’s high dropout rate for female students had prompted campaigns to keep girls in school
Flight suspension extended till June 14
All international and domestic flights have been suspended till mid of June with the increasing impact of COVID-19 transmission in the country
Nepal’s COVID-19 count at 444
Seventeen new cases of COVID-19 infection have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Population, today. This has taken the nationwide tally to 444
25 cases confirmed on Wednesday, COVID-19 tally climbs to 427
Nepal's Health Ministry in its daily media briefing confirmed that 25 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday. With the latest addition, the total number of cases of transmission has climbed from 402 to 427
Government's relief packages to be sustainable, realistic
Amid the business community criticising the government for not introducing concrete relief packages for businesses affected by the COVID-19, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that necessary relief packages based on availability of resources would be brought after detailed assessment of the impact of the pandemic on businesses
Health Ministry confirms 27 new cases, COVID-19 tally hits 402
Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population confirmed 27 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday, taking the nationwide tally to 402
Nepal's COVID-19 tally goes up to 375
As many as 18 cases of coronavirus-infection have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Population, taking Nepal’s tally to 375 on Monday
India hands over 30,000 PCR test kits to Nepal
India has provided 30,000 coronavirus testing kits to Nepal
COVID-19 tally soars to 357
Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population has reported 53 new cases of COVID-19, this afternoon, with 47 cases in Banke alone
