Health professionals in Nepal, especially doctors and nurses, who are on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19, are ill-equipped to treat coronavirus patients, as they don’t have adequate number of personal protective equipment
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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Nepal debates privacy rights of Covid-19 patients
The Nepalese government is not revealing the details of coronavirus patients’ localities out of privacy concerns
Third person tests positive for COVID-19 in Nepal
One more person has tested positive for the coronavirus infection in Kathmandu two days after the second case was confirmed. This brings the Nepal tally for COVID-19 to three confirmed cases, THT Online said
Nepal declares week-long nationwide lockdown from today
The Nepalese government today decided to impose a nationwide lockdown for a week starting 6:00 am tomorrow in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19
Nepal government lets in stranded Nepalis within days of sealing border
The government today decided to allow Nepalis stranded at southern border points to enter Nepal ‘one last time’ today
Decision to ban entry of Nepalis returning from abroad challenged
Two advocates have moved the Supreme Court demanding a roll back of the government’s decision to bar Nepali citizens returning from abroad, including India, to enter the country
125 who flew with COVID-19 patient traced
The government has tracked down the whereabouts of 125 people who shared the aircraft with the 19-year-old student, who has tested positive for COVID-19, and asked them to self-quarantine for 14 days
