The number of non-resident Nepalis (NRNs) who have died of coronavirus has reached 78 as of Saturday evening. The highest number of death has been recorded in Britain, at 51, according to the NRN Association, Health Committee

The Ministry of Health and Population on Saturday morning confirmed seven new COVID-19 cases from various locations in the country

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement to Nepal under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) equivalent to SDR 156.9 million (about $214 million, 100 per cent of quota) to help cover urgent balance of payments (BoP) and fiscal needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic

Nepal Medical Association today submitted a 23-point memorandum to the Minister of Health and Population Bhanubhakta Dhakal, putting forth a charter of demands in relation to the upcoming fiscal budget and the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 kits donated by the Swiss government to Nepal that were stuck in Singapore for weeks were finally flown to Kathmandu on Thursday just days before the country would have run out of test kits

Testing for the coronavirus has begun on federal lawmakers as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, ahead of the upcoming budget session beginning on Friday

Eighty-eight Nepali migrant workers have tested positive for coronavirus in a single day in Bahrain, taking the total number of Nepalis infected by the virus to 245 in the Gulf country

Seventeen new people have been detected with the coronavirus infection today, the highest single-day cases recorded so far, according to the Ministry of Health and Population

A meeting of the Council of Ministers held today has decided to extend the term of ongoing nationwide coronavirus-lockdown till May 18

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the Non-Aligned Movement, as a group of 120 countries, must use its numerical and moral strength to unite the world at this critical moment in human history

A clash ensued between the police and locals at Triveni mode in Nepalgunj on Tuesday owing to confusion over ‘grocery hours’

Karnali Province, one of the seven provinces of Nepal, decided to seal off the entire province starting from Monday mid-night for six days as neighbouring Province 5 reported rise in COVID-19 cases, a senior official of the provincial government said

Nepal’s tourism sector has been staring at its deathbed, following the nationwide lockdown induced by the COVID-19 pandemic

Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, today summoned the budget session of Parliament at 4:00pm on May 8

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli appears to have averted the political crisis that threatened to dislodge him from power