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COVID-19 scaling new heights; hits base camp of Dhaulagiri peak in Nepal

With each passing day, the areas, so far untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic, are now coming under its grip. One of the highest peaks of the world and base camps are no more exceptions. Around 13 climbers, all Covid positive- from the base camp of the Dhaulagiri, the world’s seventh-highest peaks- have been evacuated

Nepal to import 20,000 oxygen cylinders, 100 ventilators from China

As the coronavirus cases remain unchecked, authorities in Nepal have initiated plans to import around 20K oxygen cylinders and 100 ventilators, anticipating a situation like India which has been grappling with an acute shortage of oxygen

Nepal constructing 2000-bed capacity isolation facility

Amid rising cases of coronavirus, authorities in Nepal have started the construction of an isolation facility with a 2,000-bed capacity in Geta Medical College of Kailali district, reported The Himalayan Times

Nepal’s migrant workers face uncertainties amid COVID-19 flight ban

Nepal’s migrant workers that were hoping for the revival of labor markets abroad are now left in the lurch as the country started putting restrictions on flights amid surging COVID-19 cases

Hospitals in Nepal overwhelmed amid Covid surge

As a new wave of COVID-19 infections rages Nepal, hospitals are being overwhelmed in the country, and some reports suggested private hospitals in the country are denying admissions to Covid patients

Nepal Health Ministry says Covid situation unmanageable

Nepal’s Health Ministry has said it was unable to cope with the increasing number of Covid 19 infections, Kathmandu Post reported

Amid virus surge, Nepal grounds all flights

As the COVID-19 cases maintain a threatening surge, authorities in Nepal have decided to ground all flights, domestic and international, in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus, reported The Kathmandu Post

Nepal asks NGOs to divert funds to fight Covid

The Nepal government has appealed to domestic and international non-governmental organisations to divert their funds to fight the Covid pandemic, as the landlocked country seemed hard hit by a brutal second wave of the infection

Nepal Prime Minister Oli seeks vote of confidence

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has decided to seek a vote of confidence for the first time since the country’s apex court reinstated the lower house of parliament earlier this year

Nepal's hospitals running out of beds

Weeks after the COVID-19 explosion in India grabbed headlines around the world, hospitals in Nepal seem to be struggling to cope with rising Covid cases in the country, reported The Kathmandu Post

Nearly 500 heritage sites damaged in 2015 quake rebuilt in Nepal

Nepal’s National Reconstruction Authority has said that 493 out of 920 cultural heritage sites damaged in the 2015 earthquake have been built, while 288 were under-construction, The Himalayan Times said

Nepal’s first online mental support platform launched

An online counselling and therapy platform, said to be the first of its kind to support the mental health of Nepalis around the globe, has been launched to provide a safe space for people to discuss their issues, pains, and their feelings to a professional

Former Nepal queen rushed to ICU after Covid complications

Former Nepalese Queen Komal Shah, hospitalised following a COVID-19 infection, has been rushed to the Intensive Care Unit due to respiratory complications, The Himalayan Times said

Nepal: More children testing positive for COVID-19 this time

Last year, when Nepal faced the first wave of the coronavirus, not many children were reported to have contracted the virus; thanks to the prolonged lockdown, school closure, and other restrictive measures that kept the infection rate low among children

Nepal introduces mandatory 10 quarantine upon arrival

As the COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Nepal, authorities announced several fresh restrictions, including mandatory ten-day quarantine and restriction on land routes, reported The Himalayan Times