Nepal Army has made it clear that the procurement process for medicines, equipment and other goods required for prevention, control and response to COVID-19 would be done strictly as per the existing laws. It also said that the quality of the medical supplies to be procured would not be compromised

For the prevention and control of COVID-19, the government has decided to procure medicines, health equipment and materials from both the government and private sector to meet the immediate demands. The High Level Coordination Committee on Prevention and Control of COVID-19 headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ishwar

Local levels across the country have upped the relief distribution tasks following the government’s announcement to provide relief to daily wagers affected by ongoing nationwide lockdown. The Cabinet meeting on March 29 had decided in this regard. The meeting decided that local and state governments carry out relief distribution after

Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba held discussions with other former Prime Ministers to carry out activities by being united to save the nation from the risk of coronavirus. Deuba on Sunday held telephone talks with former Prime Ministers Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhalanath

Actions against 1,807 people including 452 women were taken for violating lockdown in Kathmandu Valley on Sunday, according to the Metropolitan Police Office, Ranipokhari. Similarly, 249 vehicles including 240 two-wheelers and nine four-wheelers were taken under control on Sunday itself. A total of 1,386 people from Kathmandu, 224 from Lalitpur

The Gandaki State government has mobilized its maximum resources and efforts to prevent and control the deadly COVID-19 outbreak. The state government has established a lab to test the suspected ones in its Sttae hospital. A high-level directive committee formed under the chair of Chief Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung held

The COVID-19 test of 94 people kept at Kharipati-based Nepal Electricity Authority Centre is found negative. According to the Spokesperson of Ministry of Health and Population Dr Bikas Devota, the lab test of all who were kept in the quarantine was negative. They were airlifted from different countries last month

Chief Minister of Sudur Paschim State Trilochan Bhatta has urged the federal government, local levels, private sector, non-governmental orgnaisations and the general public to help fight against COVID-19 in the state where four cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed so far. In an address to the people of the State

Five Nepalis have died from coronavirus in the United States of America, it has been confirmed. Of them, four in New York died on Saturday alone. The dead have been identified as Sonam Lama, 40, Thokme Bista, 48, Nima Temba Sherpa and Ajaya Man Chhochu. Fifty -year-old Anil Limbu had

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to ensure health-related rights of every citizen by making arrangements for treatments of patients suffering from all types of serious diseases including coronavirus. Issuing a press release on Sunday, NHRC Spokesperson Bed Prasad Bhattarai has asked the government, health workers