Nepal records 69 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours  (kh 27/03/2023), Number of active Covid cases increases lately (kh 28/03/2023)

Nepal records 16 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 42 (kh 26/03/2023)

Most polymerase chain reaction test labs shut for months : Decline in Covid-19 cases and shortage of resources blamed amid worries over new surge in India spilling over, by Arjun Poudel (kp 26/03/2023)

Nepal records three new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 28 (kh 25/03/2023)

Nepal records two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 29 (kh 24/03/2023)

Seven tested positive for COVID-19 in Sudurpaschim (kh 23/03/2023), Nepal records 17 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 30 (kh 23/03/2023)

Nepal records no new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases 14 (kh 22/03/2023)

Nepal records no new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases 17 (kh 17/03/2023)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 17 (kh 20/03/2023)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 17 (kh 19/03/2023)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 19 (kh 18/03/2023)

Nepal sees six new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 20 (kh 17/03/2023)

Free health camp benefits people from five districts (kh 16/03/2023), Coronavirus detected again in Sudurpaschim (kh 16/03/2023)

As India reports uptick in Covid cases, experts in Nepal urge caution : Health authorities in Kathmandu Valley are preparing to launch a campaign to administer second Covid booster shots later this month (kp 16/03/2023)

Nepal sees four new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 19 (kh 15/03/2023)

Covid not gone : Neither the government nor the common folks can afford to take the ever-mutating virus lightly (kp 15/03/2023)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 17 (kh 14/03/2023)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 16 (kh 13/03/2023

Authorities mull campaign amid dismal uptake of Covid booster shots : People from priority groups and those aged above 55 will be administered the vaccine on March 22-24 in Kathmandu (kp 13/03/2023)

Nepal sees three new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 15 (kh 12/03/2023)

Nepal sees seven new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 12 (kh 11/03/2023)

Nepal records no new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases five (kh 10/03/2023)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases four (kh 08/03/2023)

Nepal records no new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases five (kh 07/03/2023)

Nepal records no new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases five (kh 06/03/2023)

Nepal records no new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases six (kh 05/03/2023)

Thousands of paediatric Covid-19 doses expire : As health workers refused to give shelf life-extended jabs to children aged 5 to 11, many are still deprived of shots, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/03/2023)

Nepal records no new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases seven (kh 04/03/2023)

Nepal records no new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases eight (kh 03/03/2023)

Nepal sees three new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 11 (kh 01/03/2023)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases eight (kh 28/02/2023)

Rising flu cases a grave threat to public health, by Sabitri Dhakal (ae 28/02/2023)

Nepal sees three new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases eignt (kh 27/02/2023)

Government doesn’t have Covid boosters for people going abroad : Hundreds of youths leaving the country seek booster doses every day. Officials say Covid jabs are being given from seven health centres in Kathmandu, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/02/2023)

Nepal records no new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases seven (kh 26/02/2023)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases seven (kh 25/02/2023)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases eight (kh 24/02/2023)

Nepal receives 1.5 million vaccines against COVID-19: Who is in the govt's priority for booster dose? (rep 24/02/2023)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases 11 (kh 23/02/2023)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 12 (kh 22/02/2023)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 15 (kh 20/02/2023)

People over 55, other priority groups to get Covid booster shots : All health workers, pregnant women, those having compromised immunity and people suffering from chronic diseases are also listed for Pfizer’s bivalent Covid vaccine in the first phase (kp 20/02/2023)

Nepal receives 345,600 doses of booster shots (rep 20/02/2023)

Nepal records no new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases 15 (kh 19/02/2023)

Germany handovers 1.5 million COVID vaccines through COVAX Facility to Nepal (kh 16/02/2023)

Nepal sees three new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases eight (kh 15/02/2023)

Over 55,000 people estimated to have missed booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Taplejung, by Khagendra Adhikari (rep 15/02/2023)

Nepal sees four new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases six (kh 14/02/2023)

Budget cuts for mosquito nets and testing kits stymie Nepal’s fight against malaria : Plasmodium falciparum, a protozoan parasite that most often causes severe and life-threatening malaria, is being found more commonly, officials say. Twenty-three cases of malaria have been reported in various districts since the start of 2023, by Arjun Poudel (kp 13/02/2023)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases six (kh 13/02/2023)

Bivalent vaccine arrives in Kathmandu (kh 13/02/2023)

COVID-19 takes 12,020 lives in Nepal so far (kh 11/02/2023)

Measles cases reported in provinces east to west : Nepal had committed to eliminating measles by 2023 but outbreaks in many districts make goal difficult to achieve, by Arjun Poudel (kp 10/02/2023)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases four (kh 09/02/2023)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases five (kh 08/02/2023)

Nepal receiving booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines on Feb 13 (kh 08/02/2023), Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine to arrive next week : COVAX facility will supply 500,000 doses each in three tranches, on February 13, 16 and possibly on 23 (kp 10/02/2023)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases four (kh 07/02/2023)

Leprosy Elimination Coping With Insidious Challenges, by Jhabindra Bhandari (rn 07/02/2023)

Nepal records no new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases eight (kh 05/02/2023)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases 14 (kh 03/02/2023)

Nepal sees 12 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 16 (kh 02/03/2023)

Nepal sees three new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 18 (kh 01/02/2023)

Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine likely to arrive this week : Experts urge authorities concerned to launch an awareness drive to boost vaccine uptake (kp 01/02/2023)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases 19 (kh 31/01/2023)

Nepal sees three new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 20 (kh 30/01/2023)

Nepal sees four new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 18 (kh 29/01/2023)

Madhes Province records 40 per cent of country’s total leprosy cases (kh 29/01/2023)

Nepal records no new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases 15 (kh 28/01/2023)

Nepal sees six new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 18 (kh 27/01/2023)

Nepal requests GAVI for 1.5 million booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine (rep 27/01/2023)

Nepal records five COVID-19 cases on Thursday (ht 26/01/2023)

Additional five cases of measles confirmed in Surkhet : The recent cases have raised a question whether Nepal can eliminate measles by 2023 as planned (nlt 26/01/2023)

Nepal sees three new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 14 (kh 25/01/2023)

Open border with India big challenge in meeting malaria elimination goal : Nepal had pledged to reduce indigenous malaria cases to zero this year. But authorities have already reported one indigenous case and 20 imported ones so far this year, by Arjun Poudel (kp 25/01/2023)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases 18 (kh 24/01/2023)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 21 (kh 23/01/2023)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases 22 (kh 23/01/2023)

Health officials seek religious leaders’ help in Banke measles vaccination drive : Officials hope that vaccine coverage will be increased with the help of preachers, as people of certain religious groups trust them more than health workers, by Arjun Poudel (kp 22/01/2023)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases 25 (kh 21/01/2023)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases 26 (kh 20/01/2023)

Nepal sees five new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 36 (kh 19/01/2023)

Nepal struggling to control measles : Experts say outbreak in Nepalgunj could be a proxy, suggesting inadequate vaccination, by Arjun Poudel (kp 18/01/2023)

Nepal sees four new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 24 (kh 17/01/2023)

Nepal requests additional 1.5m Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent vaccine doses : First lot of 1.5 million doses of Covid-19 bivalent vaccine will arrive on February 3, officials say, by Arjun Poudel 8kp 17/01/2023)

Nepal sees five new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 25 (kh 16/01/2023)

Dengue Serotype 3 cases increase this year (kh 16/01/2023)

Behind the frequent measles outbreaks : Low uptake of vaccines is the main reason. The World Health Organisation on Friday called on countries to take urgent measures against measles, by Arjun Poudel (kh 15/01/2023)

Nepal sees five new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 29 (kh 14/01/2023)

Nepal sees nine new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 28 (kh 13/01/2023)

Nepal sees four new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 23 (kh 12/01/2023)

Govt requests for more doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Gavi (kh 12/01/2023)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 21 (kh 11/01/2023)

Nepal sees four new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 25, by Raghab Sharma (kh 10/01/2023)

Measles outbreak shows gaps in Nepal’s vaccination programme : Nepal had planned to eliminate measles by 2019, but the deadline was later revised to 2023, by Arjun Poudel (kp 10/01/2023), Holes in the vaccination drive : The measles outbreak in ‘fully-immunised’ Banke indicates big lapses in the immunisation campaign (kp 11/01/2023)

Ministry, division give varying data on dengue toll : While health ministry says 62 died of dengue in 2022, Epidemiology and Disease Control Division officials put the toll at 88 people, by Arjun Poudel (kp09/01/2023)

Nepal records one COVID related death, three new cases in 24 hours (kh 07/01/2023), One dies of Covid-19 on Saturday
At least 12,020 people have died of Covid-19 in Nepal, according to the Health Ministry ( nlt 07/01/2023)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 21 (kh 06/01/2023)

Half a million Pfizer Covid shots for kids expiring this month : Thousands of children above 5 years are yet to be jabbed while more than 250,000 await their second dose, by Arjun Poudel (kp 06/01/2023)

One dead, 30 sick in measles outbreak : Children aged nine months to 15 years being vaccinated from today to tame viral diseas, by J Pandey (kp 06/01/2023)

Nepal sees three new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 22 (kh 05/01/2023)

Along with Covid, swine flu and Hong Kong flu spreading in communities : At least 350 cases of swine flu and 329 cases of Hong Kong flu were recorded in 2022, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/01/2023)

Nepal sees seven new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 21 (kh 04/01/2023)

COVID-19 test intensified at Nepal-India borders in Sudurpashim (kh 04/01/2023)

GAVI confirms 1.5 million doses of Pfizer to Nepal (rep 04/01/2023), Nepal to receive 1.5 million doses of Pfizer in February (kh 05/01/2023)

Lack of rainfall, strong winds causing haze across country : Valley’s hospitals have reported an uptick in patients suffering from respiratory illnesses in the past one and a half months, by Arjun Poudel (kp 03/01/2023)

BF.7: A cause for concern? Amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in China, the possible introduction of the BF.7 variant has created fear in Nepal, by Sher Bahadur Pun (kp 03/01/2022)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases 22 (kh 02/01/2023)

No Covid vaccines in stock, but officials urge all to get boosters : The Health Ministry projects a new surge in Covid cases from January-end, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/01/2023)

Booster jabs, masking advised as new Covid wave looms : Health Ministry expects a surge in coronavirus cases somewhere between January-end and second week of February, by Arjun Poudel (kp 01/01/2023)

Nepal sees five new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 30 (kh 31/12/2022)

Govt writes to GAVI for booster dose (kh 31/12/2022)

Screening at Jamuna transit expedited (kh 31/12/2022)

The year of diseases : Health authorities admit that the government utterly failed to protect the people in times of emergency, by Arjun Poudel (kp 30/12/2022)

‘Where’s your mask?' campaign started again (rep 29/12/2022)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 13 (kh 28/12/2022)

Nepal grants emergency use approval to Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent vaccine : Due to the delay in giving permission, supply of the vaccine by Covax could not start on time, by Arjun Poudel (kp 28/12/2022)

Nepal sees eight new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 16 (kh 27/12/2022)

Unprepared : The country’s approach to Covid-19 control could be a recipe for disaster (kp 26/12/2022)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 11 (kh 25/12/2022)

MoHP urges people to wear masks in public places (kh 25/12/2022), People urged to take booster shots as risk of new Covid surge grows : Ministry has decided to open second boosters to those above 55 and immunocompromised, drive yet to kick off, by Arjun Poudel (kp 25/12/2022)

No new coronavirus cases recorded in past 24 hours, active cases 12 (kh 24/12/2022)

Ministry of Health alerts against new variant of coronavirus (kh 24/12/2022)

Nepal sees three new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 14 (kh 23/12/2022)

No new variant of coronavirus in Nepal: Health Ministry (kh 23/12/2022), 17 different Omicron sub-variants circulating in Nepal : The Health Ministry said that the B.F.7 sub-variant of Omicron has been confirmed in neighbouring countries, but is yet to be confirmed in Nepal (kp 23/12/2022)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 18 (kh 22/12/2022)

Nepal records seven COVID-19 cases on Monday (ht 19/12/2022)

Cold-related health complications on rise with dipping temperature (kh 19/12/2022)

No new coronavirus cases recorded in past 24 hours, active cases 14 (kh 18/12/2022)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in 24 hours, active cases 14 (kh 17/12/2022), Nepal records no Covid-19 cases for the first time in 31 months : No cases doesn’t mean there’s no risk of a new surge in Covid-19 cases in the corning days, by Arjun Poudel (kp 18/12/2022)  [If there are virtually no tests, of course you won't find any infections!]

Ministry of Health postpones COVID-19 vaccine import (kh 17/12/2022), Govt temporarily stops import of vaccines against COVID-19 with with decreasing cases in recent days (rep 17/12/2022)

No new coronavirus cases recorded in past 24 hours, active cases 14  (kh 16/12/2022)

Nepal sees four new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases 15 (kh 15/12/2022)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases confine to 17 (kh 13/12/2022)

As weather gets chilly, pneumonia, asthma and seasonal flu cases rise : Small children, elderly people and those with weak immunity are more affected, according to doctors (kp 13/12/2022)

Nepal sees seven new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases confine to 30 (kh 12/12/2022)

Nepal sees two new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, active cases confine to 30 (kh 11/12/2022)

Status of Nepal’s Covid cases : Experts caution against complacency and lay emphasis on vaccination, by Arjun Poudel (kp 11/12/2022)

One new case, active cases fall below 50 (rn 10/12/2022)

Nepal sees five new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 09/12/2022)

Nine new cases of COVID-19 in last 24 hours (rn 07/12/2022)

‘Warmer Kathmandu’ largely behind unprecedented dengue outbreak : Signs of increasing incidence of vector-borne disease underway, according to the experts, by Kamala Gurung  (nlt 06/12/2022)

COVID-19 case shrinking in Nepal, country sees one new case in 24 hours (kh 06/12/2022)

Bagmati Province records 42,007 dengue patients so far (kh 06/12/2022)

Nepal sees six new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 04/12/2022)

Four million doses of China-donated vaccines may never be used : Officials say low vaccine uptake and assurance of updated vaccine doses by COVAX are among the reasons for not rolling out the vaccine doses, by Arjun Poudel (kp 04/12/2022)

Nepal sees three new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 03/12/2022)

“Leprosy is a poverty-related disease. As long as poverty exists, leprosy exists” : In Nepal, there is still a serious stigma about leprosy. Patients do not want other people to know about their diagnosis, interview with Luc Comhaire and Alberto Roggi (nlt 03/12/2022)

Nepal disease control body to study high dengue mortality : Sixty-two people died and around 54,000 have been infected by the deadly virus in Nepal this year alone, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/12/2022)

Nepal sees five new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 01/12/2022)

Two deaths, 13,095 new cases of dengue in 10 days (rn 01/12/2022)

Nepal sees seven new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 30/11/2022)

HRW urges Nepal to bolster public health system as dengue surge exposes climate risk (rep 30/11/2022)

Nepal sees one new coronavirus case in past 24 hours (kh 29/11/2022)

Nepal sees eight new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 28/11/2022)

Omicron sub-variant BM.1.1.3 circulating in Nepal : Of the swab samples of nine people, all tested positive for different sub-variants on Sunday, by Arjun Poudel (kp 28/11/2022) [With many thousands of tests every day, a similar number of infections would be detected as in other countries!]

Nepal sees four new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 27/11/2022)

Coronavirus cases declining in Nepal, one new coronavirus case in past 24 hours (kh 26/11/2022)

Nepal sees 10 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 25/11/2022)

Corruption and Covid-19, by Anushka Nepal (ae 24/11/2022)

Nepal sees six new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 24/11/2022)

Nepal sees four new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 23/11/2022)

Nepal sees five new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 22/11/2022)

COVAX to supply 1.5 million Covid bivalent doses to Nepal shortly : Health Ministry officials say the vaccine doses will be used as first and second booster shots, by Arjun Poudel (kp 22/11/2022)

Nepal now dealing with tomato flu? For the first time, Nepal observed tomato flu-like illness in an adult, followed by dengue fever, by Sher Bahadur Pun (kp 21/11/2022)

Nepal sees four new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 21/11/2022)

Three new cases, active caseload stands at 432 (rn 19/11/2022)

Nepal sees eight new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 18/11/2022)

Besides Covid, swine flu and Hong Kong flu are also spreading in Nepal : Doctors advise administering flu shots to elderly people and children at the earliest, by Arjun Poudel (kp 18/11/2022)

The ignored epidemics : Newer epidemics that didn’t even exist a few years ago ravage places in Nepal now, by Kiran Raj Pandey (kp 18/11/2022)

Nepal sees five new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours  (kh 17/11/2022)

Nepal sees nine new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 16/11/2022), Nine new cases, active caseload stands at 475 (rn 16/11/2022)

Nepal sees 14 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 15/11/2022), 14 new cases, active caseload stands at 491 (rn 15/11/2022)

Dengue kills six in Chitwan in five months (rep 15/11/2022), Chitwan records 2,949 dengue cases in last four months (kh 16/11/2022)

Nine new cases, active cases fall below 500 (rn 14/11/2022)

Nepal sees 15 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 13/11/2022)

Nepal sees eight new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 12/11/2022)

Nepal sees 10 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 11/11/2022), 10 new cases, active caseloads stand at 546 (rn 11/11/2022)

Dengue cases climb to 51,177 so far (kh 11/11/2022)

Nepal sees 16 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 10/11/2022), 16 new cases, active caseloads stand at 563 (rn 10/11/2022)

Fighting with dengue menace : Dengue cases in Nepal abate, but the threat from the vector-borne disease remains, by Smriti Chapagain and Sumesh Shiwakoty (kp 10/11/2022)

Nepal sees seven new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 09/11/2022)

Nepal sees 15 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 08/11/2022), 12 new cases, active caseloads stand at 572 (rn 08/11/2022)

Nepal records 50,263 dengue cases (nlt 08/11/2022)

Nepal sees 15 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 07/11/2022)

300 cases of dengue detected in a week (kh 07/11/2022), Dengue spread has slowed, not stopped : Experts say separate mechanism is needed to deal with emerging vector-borne diseases, by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/11/2022), Dengue infection slows down (rn 07/11/2022)

Active cases stand at 570, 28 new cases in 24 hours (rn 06/11/2022), Nepal sees 28 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 06/11/2022)

Nepal sees 16 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 05/11/2022), 16 new cases, active caseload stands at 562 (rn 05/11/2022)

Dengue in Nepal: Death toll rises to 54 (nlt 05/11/2022), Dengue infection cases cross 33,000 in Bagmati Province, over 25,000 cases reported in Kathmandu Valley alone (rep 05/11/2022)

Tanahu sees the rise in dengue cases (kh 05/11/2022)

Nepal sees 25 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 04/11/2022)

The rise of post-acute dengue syndrome : The ability of the dengue virus to cause long-term post-acute infection sequelae is alarming, by Sher Bahadur Pun (kp 04/11/2022)

Nepal sees 49 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 03/11/2022)

Nepal sees 59 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 02/11/2022), 59 new cases; active caseload stands at 553 (rn 02/11/2022)

Nepal sees 29 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 01/11/2022)

New Covid booster campaign unlikely before November elections : So far, 76.5 percent of the total population in Nepal has received two doses of Covid vaccine and around 27.5 percent has taken booster shots (kp 01/11/2022)

Six new cases; active caseload stands at 522 (rn 31/10/2022), Nepal sees six new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 31/10/2022)

20 new cases; active caseload stands at 552 (rn 30/10/2022), Nepal sees 20 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 30/10/2022)

Clarion call for caution as new Omicron sub-variant is detected in Nepal : Doctors warn infections could rise precipitously in the coming days as temperatures dip (kp 29/10/2022)

Nepal sees 14 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 28/10/2022)

Dengue cases cross 2,000 in Chitwan (kh 28/10/2022)

Four new cases, 22 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 27/10/2022)

52 succumb to mosquito-borne infection so far : Dengue spreads to all 77 districts of the country (kh 27/10/2022)

Nepal sees 16 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours  (kh 26/10/2022)

Nepal sees 16 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 25/10/2022)

New variant of coronavirus ‘XBB’ detected in Nepal (kh 25/10/2022), Omicron’s highly infectious new sub-variant XBB confirmed in Nepal The subvariant caused a spike in coronavirus cases in Singapore recently and has also been reported in India (kp 25/10/2022)

Nepal sees 42 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 24/10/2022)

Health Officials say risk of dengue is not over, by Mahima Devkota (rn 24/10/2022), Dengue spread to continue for next two weeks : Health Ministry asks local units to continue search-and-destroy drives and the public to keep their houses and surroundings clean during Tihar (kp 25/10/2022)

41 new cases; active caseload stands at 696 (rn 23/10/2022)

Covid-19 vaccine shortage delays second booster shots : Those in vulnerable groups were supposed to get their doses starting September, by Arjun Poudel (kp 23/10/2022)

Nepal sees 43 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 22/10/2022), 43 new cases, 48 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 22/10/2022)

Nepal sees 54 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 21/10/2022), 54 new cases; active caseload stands at 721 (rn 21/10/2022)

Detection of new Omicron sub-variants in India raises concerns in Nepal : Experts say it could be just a matter of days before the virus enters Nepal, due to high mobility between the two countries, by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/10/2022)

Nepal sees 53 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 20/10/2022)

Nepal sees 48 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 19/10/2022)

Nepal sees 46 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 17/10/2022), 46 new cases, 17 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 17/10/2022)

Scrub typhus mounts public health challenge in Chitwan district : The spread of the disease coincides with a dengue outbreak, which has hit the district hard, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 17/10/2022)

Death toll from dengue climbs to 48 (rn 17/10/2022), Dengue ravages Nepal, death toll hits 48 (nlt 18/10/2022)

Nepal sees 32 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 16/10/2022), 32 new cases, seven recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 16/10/2022)

1,111 new dengue cases reported in Nepal in last 24 hours, No. of dengue patients in the country exceeds 40,000 (rep 16/10/2022)

Woman dies of dengue infection in Chitwan (kh 16/10/2022)

As dengue spread across country, authorities sat on their hands : Little was done to contain the virus. Proper risk communication found lacking, by Arjun Poudel (kp 16/10/2022)

Nepal sees 52 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 15/10/2022)

Nepal reports 2,423 scrub typhus cases in 10 months (rn 15/10/2022)

Nepal sees 42 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 14/10/2022), 42 new cases, 26 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 14/10/2022)

Dengue kills 47, chances of infection increasing in Terai, by Srijana Khatri (rn 14/10/2022)

Nepal sees 51 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 13/10/2022), 51 new cases, 21 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 13/10/2022)

As Nepal’s dengue fatalities hit 45, risk grows of Zika, chikungunya outbreaks : Health ministry has started Zika and chikungunya testing on samples of patients infected with the dengue virus, by Arjun Poudel (kp 13/10/2022)

Nepal sees 51 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 12/10/2022), 51 new cases, 22 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 12/10/2022)

Bagmati reports over 27,000 dengue cases (rep 12/10/2022)

Nepal sees 44 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 11/10/2022), 44 new cases, 29 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 11/10/2022)

Chitwan reports 230 cases of scrub typhus (kh 11/10/2022)

132 dengue cases detected in Godavari Municipality, Lalitpur (kh 11/10/2022)

Dengue-like illness on the rise: A ‘Kathmandu Syndrome’? We need better surveillance to identify viruses to mitigate and manage cases before they get out of hand, by Sher Bahadur Pun (kp 11/10/2022)

Tanahu records 99 cases of dengue (kh 11/10/2022)

Floods-displaced “spending sleepless nights” by repelling mosquitoes in shelter (kh 11/10/2022)

27 new cases, 26 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 10/10/2022), Nepal sees 27 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 10/10/2022)

Dengue-induced death toll climbs to 44 (rn 10/10/2022)

Nepal sees 22 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 09/10/2022), Active cases fall below 600, 22 new cases in 24 hours (rn 09/10/2022)

Nepal sees eight new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 08/10/2022), 8 new cases, 61 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 08/10/2022)

Nepal sees 11 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 07/10/2022), 11 new cases, 68 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 07/10/2022)

11 new cases, 57 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 06/10/2022)

Nepal sees 10 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 05/10/2022)

Nepal sees 14 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 04/10/2022), 14 new cases, 66 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 04/10/2022)

“Local governments have failed to control dengue”, interview with Dhiraj Basnet (kh 04/10/2022)

Nepal sees 33 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours, by Raghab Sharma (kh 02/10/2022)

Infected with dengue? Telemedicine can be an option when hospitals close : Doctors advise people with high blood pressure to stop the medicine for a few days if infected with dengue, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/10/2022)

Nepal sees 19 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 01/10/2022), 96 recoveries, 19 new cases in 24 hrs (rn 01/10/2022)

Impact of climate change attributed to dengue cases in mountainous districts in Karnali Province (rep 01/10/2022), Mountainous districts of Karnali Province see dengue cases due to climate change (kh 01/10/2022)

Nepal sees 63 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 30/09/2022), Nepal reports 63 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 986,720 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 1,004 (kp 30/09/2022)

Health Ministry distributes Cetamol to local levels, hospitals as dengue cases surge : A total of 28,109 individuals have been infected with dengue in all 77 districts across the country. As many as 38 deaths have been reported in the past two and a half months (nlt 30/09/2022), Dengue claims 38 lives so far (kh 30/09/2022), 541 cases of dengue confirmed in Karnali (kh 30/09/2022), Possible health worker shortage during festivals may put dengue patients at risk : At least 38 people have died and over 28,000 people infected by the dengue virus that has spread to all 77 districts, by Arjun Poudel (kp 30/09/2022)

Nepal sees 45 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 29/09/2022), Nepal reports 45 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 986,617 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 1,077 (kp 29/09/2022), 45 new cases, 70 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 29/09/2022)

Dengue claims one in Chitwan (kh 29/09/2022), Two more deaths from dengue in last 24 hours (rn 29/09/2022)

38 new cases, 52 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 28/09/2022), Nepal reports 38 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 986,547 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 1,122 (kp 28/09/2022), Nepal sees 38 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 28/09/2022)

Dengue patients increase in Parbat (rn 28/09/2022), 36 die from dengue in 28 days (rn 28/09/2022), Swing into action : There should have been better coordination among the three tiers of government to control dengue (ht 28/09/2022)

Nepal sees 54 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 27/09/2022), Nepal reports 54 new Covid-19 cases
According to the ministry, 986,495 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 1,144 (kp 27/09/2022)

Sinovac-CoronaVac jabs supplied by China in March not to be rolled out immediately : Experts suggest using stocked doses at the earliest as Covid vaccines are being updated for new variants, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/09/2022)

Nepal sees 53 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 26/09/2022), Nepal reports 53 new Covid-19 cases
According to the ministry, 986,419 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 1,178 (kp 26/09/2022)

ICJ deplores lack of public health preparedness in Nepal necessary to address latest surge in dengue cases : “Unfortunately, the government’s responses and preparations to combat dengue fever remain wholly inadequate” (nlt 26/09/2022) [see report by ICJ, 23/09/2022] [People need to understand that politicians are so busy with their power struggles and manipulations that they cannot care about such things!]

1,051 persons contract dengue in past 24 hours; 32 fatalities so far (kh 29/09/2022), 1,051 people infected with dengue in a single day (rep 26/09/2022), Dengue in Nepal: Country reports alarming rise in dengue cases : As many as 32 deaths have been reported in the past two and a half months. The fever has already been reported in 76 districts out of 77 districts of the country (nlt 26/09/2022)

Chandragiri Municipality to test dengue for free (kh 26/09/2022)

Nepal sees 51 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 25/09/2022)

Doctors call for immediate measures to stem dengue outbreak (kh 25/09/2022), Anti-dengue campaign in Kathmandu Valley proving to be a dud : Officials say the ongoing scourge of the virus could continue until November, by Arjun Poudel (kp 25/09/2022), Dengue outbreak in Nepal: Deuba-led government’s flagrant indifference to curb the disease : More than 20,000 cases and 25 deaths, it appears, are not enough for the Deuba government in taking initiatives to control the disease (nlt 25/09/2022)

74 new cases, one death in last 24 hours (rn 24/09/2022), Nepal sees 74 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 24/09/2022)

COVID-19 vaccine at home for PWDs (kh 24/09/2022)

Risk of dengue infection to last one and half months more, by Pabitra Sunar (rep 24/09/2022)

Nepal sees 76 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 23/09/2022), Nepal reports 76 new Covid-19 cases
According to the ministry, 986,119 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 1,371 (kp 23/09/2022)

Stagnant paracetamol price contributing to its shortage : The medicine’s pricing, not revised for 14 years, seems to be a big reason for the shortfall, by Arjun Poudel (kp 23/09/2022)

66 new cases, active cases fall below 1,500 (rn 22/09/2022), Nepal reports 66 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 986,032 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 1,405 (kp 22/09/2022)

Bara reports 44 cases of dengue (kh 22/09/2022)

Govt. mulls declaring state of Dengue epidemic (rn 22/09/2022)

“Japanese encephalitis tests and vaccines are costly”, interview with Janak Koirala (kh 22/09/2022)

81 new cases, 175 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 21/09/2022), Nepal sees 81 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 21/09/2022)

Eleven people succumb to dengue in Bagmati Pradesh (kh 21/09/2022)

Fighting Dengue menace, by Sandeep Thapa (rep 21/09/2022)

Nepal sees 74 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 20/09/2022), Nepal reports 74 new Covid-19 cases
According to the ministry, 985,720 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 1,619 (kp 20/09/2022)

Dengue claims life in Chitwan (kh 20/09/2022), 20 die as over 1,600 infected from Dengue in past five weeks (kh 20/09/2022)

91 new cases, 165 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 19/09/2022), Nepal reports 91 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 985,560 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 1,740 (kp 19/09/2022)

Government set to declare a dengue epidemic : At least 20 people have died and over 16,500 infected with the disease. Of the dead, 75 percent are under the age of 40, by Arjun Poudel (kp 19/09/2022), Dengue kills 20, more than 16,000 infected (rep 19/09/2022)

Nepal sees 59 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 18/09/2022)

Blood bank warns of a looming crisis in two days : Central Blood Transfusion Service calls for blood donation amid a rapid surge in dengue cases, by Arjun Poudel (kp 18/09/2022)

63 new cases, 131 recoveries in last 24 hours (rn 17/09/2022)

Nepal records 13K dengue cases so far (kh 17/09/2022), KMC announces free ambulance and counselling for dengue patients : Experts say it’s little and late. Kathmandu city had 1,500 dengue patients until Thursday, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/09/2022)

State of malaise, by Sonia Awale (nt 16/09/2022), Dengue days are here to stay : A journalist recounts her painful experience with dengue, and looks into the epidemic's implications, by Sonia Awale (nt 16/09/2022)

Nepal reports 110 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 985,103 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 2,062 (kp 16/09/2022), 110 new cases, one death, 126 recoveries in 24 hrs (rn 16/09/2022)

Govt releases Rs. 1bln for paying Corona insurance (rn 16/09/2022)

Dengue patients can avail free ambulance service by calling 102: Mayor Balen (kh 16/09/2022), Viral effect : The dengue crisis will get much worse if immediate measures are not taken to solve it (kp 16/09/2022)

Japanese encephalitis claims one in Chitwan (ht 16/09/2022)

Nepal sees 126 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 15/09/2022), Nepal reports 126 new Covid-19 cases
According to the ministry, 984,977 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 2,129 (kp 15/09/2022)

Bagmati Pradesh reports alarming rise in dengue cases (kh 15/09/2022)

Nepal sees 119 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 14/09/2022), 119 new cases, 130 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 14/09/2022)

‘Attention to socio-economic vulnerability for Covid-19 infection is important to address disparities across population groups’, interview with Drona Rasali (nlt 14/09/2022)

High risk of dengue’s spread to villages during festive travels : Doctors suggest local governments take preventive measures urgently. Health Ministry mulls fogging, by Arjun Poudel (kp 14/09/2022)

Nepal sees 203 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 13/09/2022), Nepal reports 203 new Covid-19 cases
According to the ministry, 984,710 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 2,232 (kp 13/09/2022), 203 new cases, 126 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 13/09/2022)

Bardibas sees rising cases of Dengue (kh 13/09/2022), Dengue and scrub typhus patients on the rise in Baitadi (rep 14/09/2022)

Tackle Dengue As Public Health Concern, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 13/09/2022), Spike of dengue cases leads to high demand for blood transfusion, by Mahima Devkota (rn 13/09/2022)

School closed after increasing cases of viral fever (kh 13/09/2022)

Nepal sees 179 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 12/09/2022), Nepal records 179 cases, 171 recoveries and one death on Monday (rep 12/09/2022)

Health Ministry to launch nationwide dengue control campaign (kh 12/09/2022), As dengue becomes endemic to Nepal, infection, mortality risks escalate : Experts warn a lethargic approach to taming the disease could spell trouble after the havoc caused by Covid-19, by Arjun Poudel (kp 12/09/2022)

Following Japanese encephalitis outbreak, awareness campaigns launched in Chitwan (kh 12/09/2022)

Nepal reports 104 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 984,413 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 2,316 (kp 11/09/2022), Nepal sees 104 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours (kh 11/09/2022), Nepal records 104 cases, 201 recoveries and two deaths on Sunday (rep 11/09/2022)

Nepal reports 163 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 984,212 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 2,430 (kp 10/09/2022), 163 new cases, 130 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 10/09/2022)

Nepal sees 152 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours (kh 09/09/2022), Nepal reports 152 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 984,082 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 2,448 (kp 09/09/2022), 152 new cases, two deaths in 24 hours (rn 09/09/2022)

Those above 60, immunocompromised, health workers to get second booster shots : So far 7,788,884 people, or around 26.7 percent of Nepal’s total population, have been boosted against Covid, by Arjun Poudel (kp 09/09/2022)

Bheri hospital records sharp rise in dengue patients (kh 09/09/2022)

Nepal sees 227 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 08/09/2022), Nepal records 227 cases, 168 recoveries and one death on Thursday (rep 08/09/2022), Nepal reports 227 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 983,949 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 2,473 (kp 08/09/2022)

Two die from dengue in Nepalgunj (kh 08/09/2022), Health Ministry to coordinate with provinces, local levels to control dengue (kh 08/09/2022), Dengue infection overshadows Covid and other diseases : Doctors suspect another dengue serotype might be responsible for the surge in new cases. People having comorbidities are at high risk of getting severe and dying due to dengue, by Arjun Poudel (kp 08/09/2022), Dengue cases on rise in Darchula (kh 08/09/2022)

Nepal sees 230 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours (kh 07/09/2022), 230 new cases, two deaths in 24 hours (rn 07/09/2022)

Experts team up to trace the source of cholera : At least 76 people from the Valley and adjoining districts test positive in two months. Complacency could make disease endemic, experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/09/2022)

NHRC urges to bring effective measures on dengue control (kh 07/09/2022), Dengue-hit Makwanpur faces shortage of test kits : The district has reported 750 dengue cases in one and a half months this year while it recorded only 195 in the entirety of last fiscal year, by Subash Bidari (kp 07/09/2022)

Nepal sees 300 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 06/09/2022), Nepal reports 300 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 983,703 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 2,457 (kp 06/09/2022), 300 new cases, 164 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 06/09/2022)

Japanese encephalitis claims three lives in Makwanpur (06/09/2022)

Spike in dengue cases leads to acute blood shortages : Central Blood Transfusion Service says patients seek 150–200 pints of platelet-rich plasma and platelet concentrate a day. Health Ministry asks public to donate blood, by Arjun Poudel (kp 06/09/2022), Cetamol in short supply as dengue cases rise : The shortage of cetamol is mainly because pharmaceutical producers in Nepal had to cut down production due to high cost, by Kiran Lama (ht 06/09/2022)

221 new cases in 24 hours, active cases fall below 2,500 (rn 05/09/2022), Nepal sees 221 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 05/09/2022)

At least four people dead from dengue infection : Hospitals in Kathmandu Valley have been overwhelmed with dengue patients, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/09/2022), Sukraraj Tropical hospital alone receiving hundreds of dengue patients daily, by Pabitra Sunar (rep 05/09/2022), KMC continues search and destroy campaign to control dengue (rn 05/09/2022)

Nepal sees 142 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 04/09/2022), 142 new cases, 230 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 04/09/2022)

Nepal reports 200 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 983,103 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 2,642 (kp 03/09/2022), 200 new cases, two deaths in 24 hours (rn 03/09/2022)

Dengue taking its toll in Makawanpur and Dhading : Within just one and half months this fiscal year, Makawanpur has reported 558 cases, and Dhading 126, by Pratap Bista and Sarita Shrestha (kp 03/09/2022)

206 new cases, three deaths in last 24 hours (rn 02/09/2022), Nepal reports 206 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 982,764 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 2,891 (kp 02/09/2022), Nepal sees 206 new coronavirus cases, three deaths in past 24 hours (kh 02/09/2022)

Dengue infection spreads to 72 districts : Bagmati and Lumbini most-affected (kh 02/09/2022)

Nepal records 269 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 01/09/2022), Nepal reports 269 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 982,366 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 3,158 (kp 01/09/2022)

76 dengue cases recorded in Chitwan in one month (kh 01/09/2022)

Nepal sees 271 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 31/08/2022), Nepal reports 271 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 982,151 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 3,194 (kp 31/08/2022)

Nepal sees 257 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 30/08/2022), Nepal reports 257 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 981,976 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 3,146 (kp 30/08/2022), 257 new cases, 232 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 30/08/2022)

Over 1,200 cases of dengue detected in Valley (rep 30/08/2022), Kathmandu Valley witnesses surge in dengue cases, hospitals filled with patients (nlt 31/08/2022), Kathmandu hospitals witness surge in dengue cases (kh 31/08/2022), Kanchanpur sees high risk of dengue; shortage of testing kit (kh 31/08/2022), People refuse to empty open water vessels, the dengue breeding ground : Over 2,800 cases of dengue infection have been recorded in 72 districts, with Lalitpur topping the list, by Arjun Poudel (kp 31/08/2022), Tackling dengue : Open containers and stagnant water bodies provide breeding grounds for mosquitoes (kp 01/09/2022)

Nepal sees 226 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 29/08/2022), Nepal reports 226 new Covid-19 cases
According to the ministry, 981,744 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 3,235 (kp 29/08/2022)

Nepal reaches 12,000 COVID deaths, 202 new cases in 24 hours (rn 28/08/2022), Nepal sees 202 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 28/08/2022), Nepal reports 202 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 981,521 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 3,313 (kp 28/08/2022)

Nepal sees 173 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 27/08/2022), Nepal reports 173 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 981,059 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 3,612 (kp 27/08/2022)

Nepal sees 324 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 26/08/2022), Nepal reports 324 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 980,663 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 3,943 (kp 26/08/2022), Nepal records 324 cases, 418 recoveries and one death on Friday (rep 26/08/2022)

Kathmandu reports massive surge in dengue cases : The rising cases of dengue come at a time when the threats of Covid-19 still remain (nlt 25/08/2022), Rise of dengue cases in hill district of Tehrathum causes alarm : In the past week alone, 62 fever patients who visited the district hospital for treatment tested positive for dengue virus, by Chandra Karki (kp 26/08/2022)

444 new cases, three deaths in 24 hours (rn 25/08/2022), Nepal records 444 cases, 307 recoveries and three deaths on Thursday (rep 25/08/2022), Nepal reports 444 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 980,245 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 4,199 (kp 25/08/2022)

Dengue cases go unchecked across country (kh 25/08/2022)

Covid: Death toll reaches 11,995 in Nepal so far (kh 25/08/2022)

487 new cases, one death in 24 hours (rn 24/08/2022), Nepal sees 487 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 24/08/2022), Nepal reports 487 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 979,938 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 4,298 (kp 24/08/2022)

Nepal sees 634 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 23/08/2022), Nepal reports 634 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 979,774 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 4,221 (kp 23/08/2022), Nepal records 634 cases, 417 recoveries and one death on Tuesday (rep 23/08/2022)

Nepal sees 658 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 22/08/2022) [Furthermore, every tenth test is usually positive!], Nepal records 658 cases, 456 recoveries and one death on Monday (rep 22/08/2022), 658 new cases, one death in 24 hours (rn 22/08/2022), Nepal reports 658 new Covid-19 cases : According to the ministry, 979,357 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 4,296 (kp 22/08/2022)

Nepal reports 286 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 978,901 infected people have recovered from the disease so far. The number of active cases stands at 4,348 (kp 21/08/2022)

Children aged 5-12 to be administered COVID vaccine from today (kh 21/08/2022)

Nepal sees 299 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours (kh 20/08/2022), Nepal reports 299 new Covid-19 cases : Two new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 4,625 (kp 20/08/2022), 299 new cases, two deaths in 24 hours (rn 20/08/2022)

Isolation center established in Banke (kh 20/08/2022)

While dengue cases rise, local units say they don’t have funds for mosquito search-and-destroy drives : Over 1,200 cases have been reported this year in 61 districts, including 300 in Lalitpur. On average, 30 dengue patients are visiting Teku Hospital daily, by Arjun Poudel (kp 20/08/2022)

Nepal sees 623 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 19/08/2022), Nepal reports 623 new Covid-19 cases : Number of active cases stands at 5,024 (kp 19/08/2022), Nepal records 623 new cases, 487 recoveries and zero death on Friday (rep 19/08/2022)

Nepal sees 542 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 18/08/2022), Nepal reports 542 new Covid-19 cases
Number of active cases stands at 5,265 (kp 18/08/2022), Nepal records 542 new cases, 421 recoveries and zero death on Thursday (rep 18/08/2022), 542 new cases, 421 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 18/08/2022)

US health agency puts Nepal on its ‘high risk’ list : The agency suggests travellers who plan to visit Nepal must be up-to-date with Covid-19 vaccines before travelling, by Arjun Poudel (kp 18/08/2022)

Nepal sees 852 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours (kh 17/08/2022), 852 new cases, 328 recoveries in 24 hrs (rn 17/08/2022), Nepal reports 852 new Covid-19 cases : Number of active cases stands at 5,462 (kp 17/08/2022)

Children to be inoculated with Pfizer vaccine at schools (kh 17/08/2022)

Nepal to wait for world health body’s expert recommendation to start second boosters : Over 1.6 million 5–11-year-olds in 50 districts are to be inoculated against Covid from Sunday, by Arjun Poudel (kp 17/08/2022)

Cases of viral fever go up in Khotang, infected health workers compelled to render services (kh 17/08/2022)

848 new cases, 526 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 16/08/2022), Nepal reports 848 new Covid-19 cases : One new death was reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 5,259 (kp 16/08/2022)

Nepal sees 888 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 15/08/2022), Nepal reports 888 new Covid-19 cases : One new death was reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 5,387 (kp 15/08/2022), Nepal records 888 new cases, 474 recoveries and one death on Monday (rep 15/08/2022)

Nepal sees 455 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours (kh 14/08/2022)

BA.5 subvariant responsible for most of new Covid infections, by Arjun Poudel (kp 14/08/2022)

Nepal records 263 new cases, 501 recoveries and two deaths on Saturday (rep 13/08/2022), 263 new cases, two deaths in 24 hours (rn 13/08/2022), Nepal reports 263 new Covid-19 cases : Two new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 5,434 (kp 13/08/2022)

Government mulls second booster shots for elderly and comorbid people : Nepalis leaving for Israel have already been vaccinated with second booster shots, by Arjun Poudel (kp 13/08/2022)

Second phase vaccination for children aged 5-12 from Aug 21 (rn 13/08/2022), Children aged 5-12 to be administered COVID vaccine from Aug 21 (kh 16/08/2022)

Children suffering from viral fever on the rise in Achham : Around 50 children are brought to district hospital on a daily basis, according to doctors, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 13/08/2022)

Nepal sees 781 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours (kh 12/08/2022), Nepal records 781 cases, 511 recoveries and two deaths on Friday (rep 12/08/2022), 781 new cases, two deaths in 24 hours (rn 12/08/2022)

Health Ministry asks COVAX to resume supply of Pfizer doses : The vaccine-sharing scheme has committed to provide 1.5 million doses per month from March to October but supply remains halted since March at Nepal’s request, by Arjun Poudel (kp 12/08/2022)

Nepal sees 815 new coronavirus cases, five deaths in past 24 hours (kh 11/08/2022), Nepal records five deaths linked to COVID-19 on Thursday (rep 11/08/2022), 815 new cases, five deaths in 24 hours (rn 11/08/2022)

Three succumb to Covid-19, 868 new cases registered (nlt 10/08/2022), Nepal reports 868 new Covid-19 cases : Three new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 5,885 (kp 10/08/2022), Nepal records three deaths linked to COVID-19 as the number of active cases reach almost 6,000 (rep 10/08/2022), 868 new cases, 3 deaths, 414 recoveries in 24 hrs (rn 10/08/2022)

75 percent of those who succumbed to COVID are unvaccinated: MoHP (kh 10/08/2022), Unvaccinated people at 10 times risk of COVID-19 death compared to vaccinated (rn 10/08/2022)

Bhojpur schools shut following increasing COVID-19 (kh 10/08/2022)

42 India returnees diagnosed with Coronavirus in Sudurpaschim (kh 10/08/2022)

Nepal sees 1,090 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours (kh 09/08/2022), Nepal reports 1090 new Covid-19 cases : Two new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 5,806 (kp 09/08/2022), New cases cross 1,000 mark, two deaths in 24 hours (rn 09/08/2022)

Nepal sees 934 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 08/08/2022), 934 new cases, 470 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 08/08/2022)

Nepal sees 553 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 07/08/2022), 553 new cases, 433 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 07/08/2022)

COVID-19 fund established in Baitadi (kh 07/08/2022)

Whole genome sequencing plan on swabs of dead and severe Covid patients afoot : Coordination Centre to bring holding centres back into operation, possibly to house people displaced by natural disasters, by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/08/2022)

Covid-19: 660 new cases and one death recorded in the last 24 hours (nlt 06/08/2022)

912 new cases, active cases surge to 5,760 (rn 05/08/2022), Nepal sees 912 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 05/08/2022), Nepal reports 912 new Covid-19 cases : One new death was reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 5,760 (kp 05/08/2022), Nepal reports 912 new cases on Friday (rep 05/08/2022)

Dengue spreads to 59 districts including Jumla and Kalikot : Of over 600 cases reported so far this year, more than 100 are from Kathmandu Valley. Officials say they are also investigating some deaths for possible dengue connection, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/08/2022)

Is infection statistics signaling fourth wave of Coronavirus? (kh 05/08/2022), Rupandehi lacks testing kits amid ‘alarming’ rise in cases : More than 1,800 patients with high fever have been admitted to Lumbini Provincial Hospital in the last two weeks, by Amrita Anmol (kp 05/08/2022)

Nepal sees 760 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 04/08/2022), Nepal recorded 760 news cases in past 24 hours (rep) 04/08/2022), 760 new cases, active cases surge to 5,602 (rn 04/08/2022), Nepal reports 760 new Covid-19 cases : One new death was reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 5,602 (kp 04/08/2022)

Amid Covid surge, officials project a peak by August-end urging all to be cautious : Ministry of Health and Population says it has directed health facilities across the country to remain alert in view of possible rise in infections and hospitalisations, by Arjun Poudel (kp 04/08/2022)

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Nepal, 915 news cases recorded in past 24 hours (rep 03/08/2022), Nepal sees 915 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 03/08/2022), Nepal reports 915 new Covid-19 cases : Number of active cases stands at 5,433 (kp 03/08/2022)

Makawanpur records 28 cases of dengue in past 15 days (kh 03/08/2022)

COVID insurance claims 'worth billions yet to be settled' (ht 03/08/2022)

Nepal sees 814 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 02/08/2022), Active cases over 5,000, new cases 814 (rn 02/08/2022), Nepal reports 814 new Covid-19 cases : Number of active cases stands at 5,144 (kp 02/08/2022)

Of 16 deaths from COVID in last fortnight, 12 were unvaccinated, by Mahima Devkota (rn 02/08/2022)

Adenovirus is making children sick. Doctors advise taking precautions similar to Covid : Doctors say adenovirus can cause pneumonia, ear infection and meningitis in some children and those with weak immunity can get severe, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/08/2022)

Nepal sees 895 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 01/08/2022), Nepal reports 895 new Covid-19 cases : One new death was reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 4,934 (kp 01/08/2022), COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Nepal, 895 news cases recorded in past 24 hours (rep 01/08/2022)

17 hospitals designated for COVID-19 patients across country (rn 01/08/2022)

Around six lakh of COVID-19 vaccines wasted, by Mahima Devkota (rn 01/08/2022)

Sinovac syringes being used to administer Pfizer doses to children : Second phase of vaccination for children aged 5–11 could be delayed if syringes are not supplied on time, by Arjun Poudel (kp 01/08/2022)

Two municipalities of Lalitpur report new Dengue cases (rep 01/08/2022)

Nepal sees 620 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 31/07/2022), Nepal logs 620 new cases, 297 recoveries and one death on Sunday (rep 31/07/2022)

Nepal sees 438 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours (kh 30/07/2022), Nepal reports 438 new Covid-19 cases : Number of active cases stands at 4,369 (kp 30/07/2022), Nepal logs 438 new cases, 277 recoveries and two deaths on Saturday (rep 30/07/2022)

Focus on entry points not enough to stem monkeypox spread, experts say : While screening suspects at international airports and land crossings is crucial, authorities say, equal importance must be given to surveillance in communities, by Arjun Poudel (kp 30/07/2022)

577 new cases, two deaths in 24 hours (rn 29/07/2022), Nepal reports 577 new Covid-19 cases : Two new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 4,356 (kp 29/07/2022)

Nepal sees 710 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours (kh 28/07/2022), Nepal reports 710 new Covid-19 cases : Two new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 4,236 (kp 28/07/2022), Nepal logs 710 new cases, 215 recoveries and two deaths on Thursday (rep 28/07/2022), Active caseload crosses 4,000 mark, 710 new cases in 24 hrs (rn 28/07/2022)

Nine detected with dengue infection in Kavre (kh 28/07/2022), Seven dengue cases confirmed in Damauli (kh 29/07/2022)

Complacency puts vulnerable population at higher risk of Covid infection : Laxity in safety and prevention measures could prove costly for pregnant women, new mothers and the elderly, by Arjun Poudel (kp 28/07/2022)

Nepal sees 564 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 27/07/2022), Nepal reports 564 new Covid-19 cases : One new death was reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 3,929 (kp 27/07/2022), 564 new cases, one death in 24 hours (rn 27/07/2022)

For some people, Covid-19 causes long-term effects, taking both physical and mental toll : As symptoms vary, doctors say long Covid is difficult to diagnose. Experts suggest seeking advice from specialists, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/07/2022)

Coronavirus cases on rise in Sudurpaschim Province (kh 27/07/2022)

638 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths recorded in last 24 hours (nlt 26/07/2022), Nepal sees 638 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours (kh 26/07/2022), 638 new cases, two deaths in 24 hours (rn 26/07/2022), Nepal reports 638 new Covid-19 cases : Two new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 3,714 (kp 26/07/2022)

Schools closed after students suffer from viral fever (kh 26/07/2022)

Nepal reports 568 new Covid-19 cases : One new death was reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 3,534 (kp 25/07/2022)

“Symptoms show fourth wave of Coronavirus has started”, interview with Baburam Marasini (kh 25/07/2022)

Booster jabs for 12–17-year-olds being rolled out from today : They were inoculated with the second dose of Covid vaccine three months ago, by Arjun Poudel (kp 25/07/2022)

Nepal sees 347 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 24/07/2022), Nepal reports 347 new Covid-19 cases : Two new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases stands at 3,177 (kp 24/07/2022)

Authorities scramble to contain spread of mosquitoes in mountain region : As deadline to eliminate malaria nears, health authorities have been distributing insecticide-treated mosquito nets and spraying insecticides as preventive measures in mountainous districts, by Arjun Poudel (kp 24/07/2022)

Nepal reports 335 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 2,971 (kp 23/07/2022)

Nepal logs 456 new cases, 80 recoveries and zero death on Friday (rep 22/07/2022), 456 new cases, active cases surge to 2,841 (rn 22/07/2022), Nepal sees 456 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 22/07/2022), Nepal reports 456 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 2,841 (kp 22/07/2022)

As Covid cases and hospitalisation surge, top body directs hospitals to remain on standby : Experts warn that due to the apathy of the authorities towards preventive measures, the entire population could get infected again, by Arjun Poudel (kp 22/07/2022)

Covid 19: Ministry of Health urges people to adopt health, safety standards (kh 22/07/2022)

Nepal reports 435 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 2,537 (kp 21/07/2022), Nepal sees 435 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 21/07/2022)

Nepal reports 391 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 2,276 (kp 20/07/2022), Nepal sees 391 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 20/07/2022), Nepal logs 391 new cases, 46 recoveries and zero death on Wednesday (rep 20/07/2022)

Nepal's vaccination drive sets an example in the region, by Shristi Kafle (rep 20/07/2022)

It’s that virus again : Back to the basics: Mask up, sanitise, maintain distance and get vaccinated (kp 20/07/2022)

As coronavirus infections rise suddenly, authorities step up booster vaccination : Experts stress need to follow the basics as multiple new Omicron sub-variants detected, by Arjun Poudel (kp 20/07/2022)

Nepal sees 357 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 19/07/2022)

COVID-19 graph rising in Nepal lately (kh 19/07/2022), This is why COVID-19 graph is rising in Nepal (rep 19/07/2022), Nepal witnesses surge in Covid-19 cases, positivity rate shoots to 11 pc : Experts say lack of enforcement and adherence to public health criteria and health safety protocols and unchecked movement from India are behind the rapid surge (nlt 19/07/2022)

Organizations urged to create public awareness against COVID-19 (kh 19/07/2022)

Chitwan records 213 dengue infection cases (kh 19/07/2022), Chitwan reports 213 dengue, 268 scrub typhus cases in a year (rn 19/07/2022)

One more cholera case detected in Valley (rn 19/07/2022)

Nepal reports 457 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 1,776 (kp 18/07/2022), Nepal records 457 new cases, 48 recoveries and one death on Monday (rep 18/07/2022), Nepal reports spike in Covid-19 cases, 457 test positive in the last 24 hours (nlt 18/07/2022)

Kids aged 5-12 to be administered with second dose of Covid-19 vaccine (nlt 18/07/2022), Covid vaccination for 5-11 year olds affected by syringe shortage : Children of the age group in 27 districts were to be provided their second doses from Monday but some districts including Kathmandu failed to do so due to the shortage, by Arjun Poudel (kp 19/07/2022)

Three dengue cases detected in Kavrepalanchok (kh 18/07/2022)

Nepal sees 135 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 17/07/2022), Nepal reports 135 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 1,439 (kp 17/07/2022), Nepal records first Covid-19 death in 73 days (kp 17/07/2022)

Oxygen underestimation led to scourge of second wave, report says : The government failed to supply oxygen cylinders to hospitals as per need assessment it made with World Health Organisation long before the second wave of the pandemic struck, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/07/2022)

Nepal sees 205 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 16/07/2022), Nepal reports 205 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 1,385 (kp 16/07/2022)

Nepal on the brink of another Covid wave as infections rise : Experts say cases could mount markedly in a few days, and urge the authorities to start preparations for handling growing hospitalisations, by Arjun Poudel (kp 16/07/2022)

Manage Cholera Outbreak Efficiently, by Balaram Sharma Chaulagain (rn 16/07/2022)

Nepal reports 229 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 1,284 (kp 15/07/2022)

Coronavirus spreads in Morang Prison, 18 hospitalized (kh 15/07/2022)

Nepal sees 260 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 14/07/2022), Nepal reports 260 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 1,171 (kp 17/07/2022)

Do you have flu-like symptoms? It could be Covid : Health Ministry asks all to wear face masks in public places. Covid suspects should self-isolate immediately, doctors say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 14/07/2022)

Nepal reports 206 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 1,005 (kp 13/07/2022)

New coronavirus subvariants BA.5 and BA.2.75 cause alarm : Experts say the global rise of BA.5 cases and the rapid spread of BA.2.75 in India and in 10 other countries are concerning for Nepal, by Arjun Poudel (kp 13/07/2022)

Nepal sees 177 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 12/07/2022), Nepal reports 177 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 873 (kp 12/07/2022)

BA-5 is the fastest spreading subspecies of COVID-19 so far, by Pabitra Sunar (rep 12/07/2022)

Dengue detected in Baglung (kh 12/07/2022)

Nairobi fly infection detected in Ilam (kh 12/07/2022)

Nepal sees 168 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 11/07/2022), Nepal reports 168 new Covid-19 cases : The number New COVID Variants Alarm TourismNew COVID Variants Alarm Tourismof active cases stands at 770 (kp 11/07/2022), Covid-19 cases on the rise, 168 new cases diagnosed on Monday (nlt 11/07/2022)

“Health and food security situations of most vulnerable members have been exacerbated by Covid-19:” Khemraj Upadhyaya, Country Director, Action Against Hunger : “Disasters have different impacts on different people, and they have different recovery patterns. One size solution will not fit all.” (nlt 11/07/2022) (interview)

New COVID Variants Alarm Tourism, by Ballav Dahal (rn 11/07/2022)

Citing low booster uptake, Nepal may not seek immediate supply of Pfizer doses : COVAX has promised 1.5 million doses per month from March to October but supply remains halted, by Arjun Poudel (kp 11/07/2022)

Nepal sees 121 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 10/07/2022), Nepal logs 121 new cases, 31 recoveries and zero death on Sunday (rep 10/07/2022), 121 new cases in 24 hours, active cases surge to 678 (rn 10/07/2022), Nepal reports 121 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 678 (kp 10/07/2022)

Kathmandu records 27 cases of Cholera so far : Hospitals asked to be in a state of readiness  (kh 10/07/2022)

Dengue detection in Lalitpur raises the risk of a ‘triple whammy’ : Spread of dengue is alarming as the country is already dealing with cholera outbreak and resurgence of Covid-19, experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 10/07/2022), 'Rising dengue cases in Kathmandu challenging', by Mahima Devkota (rn 11/07/2022)

Nepal sees 102 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 09/07/2022)

Nairobi fly infection cases reported with onset of monsoon : The fly releases poisonous acid when it comes in contact with the human body, causing skin rashes and itchy skin (nlt 09/07/2022)

Nepal sees 98 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kp 08/07/2022), Nepal reports 98 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 564 (kp 08/07/2022)

Kathmandu reports two more cholera cases (kh 08/07/2022)

Ministry for vaccination to control cholera spread : Health Ministry has requested the World Health Organisation for vaccine doses to launch an inoculation campaign in Kathmandu Valley, by Arjun Poudel (kp 08/07/2022)

Nepal sees 78 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 07/07/2022), Nepal reports 78 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 508 (kp 07/07/2022)

Rising new cases could be an indication of a new coronavirus surge : Health ministry confirms BA.5 subvariant of Omicron, which is able to evade vaccine protection and built-up immunity, by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/07/2022)

Nepal urges international community for easy access to vaccines : Various reports recently published have warned that around 100 million people would be compelled to face an acute crisis brought out by poverty this year and most of them would be from the least developed countries (nlt 07/07/2022)

Dengue outbreak in rainy season and preventive measures, by Gokarna Dahal (kh 07/07/2022

Eight municipalities in Dang declared full vaccination assured zone (kh 07/07/2022)

Nepal sees 113 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 06/07/2022), Nepal reports 113 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 471 (kp 06/07/2022), Nepal records 113 new cases, 20 recoveries and zero death on Wednesday (rep 06/07/2022)

Two more cholera cases detected in Nepal (rep 06/07/2022)

Kala-azar infection in children under five years old rising markedly : Experts say the surge poses a challenge to Nepal’s aim of eliminating the disease by 2024. More than 70 districts have reported the disease so far, by Arjun Poudel (kp 06/07/2022)

Nepal sees 90 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours  (kh 05/07/2022), Nepal reports 90 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 401 (kp 05/07/2022)

Covid vaccination: Government knows how many people were jabbed but does not know who they are : If you lose your vaccination card, it is highly likely you will not get a copy of the card, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/07/2022)

Two more cholera cases confirmed in Kathmandu Valley (rn 05/07/2022)

Nepal reports 40 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 348 (kp 04/08/2022)

Health officials urge people to be extra cautious as water-borne disease, COVID-19 cases increase (rn 04/07/2022)

Omicron’s BA.5 sub-variant detected in Nepal (kh 04/07/2022)

Covid resurgence and cholera outbreak pose ‘increasing challenge’ to public health : Focus on curative methods instead of preventive methods makes problems perennial, experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 04/07/2022)

Nepal records 53 new cases, 20 recoveries and zero death on Sunday (rep 03/07/2022)

Nepal receives additional 2.3 million Pfizer vaccine through Covax (nlt 03/07/2022)

Nepal reports 44 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 314 (kp 02/07/2022), Nepal sees 44 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 02/07/2022)

Nepal sees 50 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 01/07/2022)

Kathmandu Valley confirms 17 cholera cases (nlt 01/06/2022)

Vaccine acceptance is high, but many aren’t taking booster shots : Amid complacency and the failure to encourage public to get boosted, Covid infections are creeping, by Arjun Poudel (kp 01/07/2022)

Monsoon induced health hazards, prevention and treatment, by Prashant Tripathi (kh 01/07/2022)

Nepal sees 55 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 30/06/2022), Nepal reports 55 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 280 (kp 30/06/2022)

Government mulls mechanism to transport clinical samples of infectious diseases : Samples collected for microbiological testing require proper handling at all stages from collection to transportation, storage and processing, doctors say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 30/06/2022)

Nepal sees 62 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 29/06/2022), Nepal reports 62 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 261 (kp 29/06/2022)

Nepal sees 44 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 28/06/2022), Nepal reports 44 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 229 (kp 28/06/2022)

Thousands of children aged between five and 11 deprived of Covid-19 vaccine due to dose shortage : Officials say 2.29 million doses are set to arrive on July 3, which will be used for remaining children in 27 districts where first phase was launched, by Arjun Poudel (kp 28/06/2022), No Covid jabs in stock for thousands of 5-11-year-olds : Officials say 2.29 million doses, set to arrive on July 3, will be used for the remaining children in 27 districts where the first phase of vaccination was launched, by Arjun Poudel (kp 29/06/2022)

Cholera cases confirmed in 9 places of Kathmandu (kh 28/06/2022), Kathmandu Metropolis starts hotline service for cholera-related concerns (nlt 28/06/2022), Nearly 70 percent water samples in Valley contaminated : Officials say failure to ensure safe drinking water poses a challenge to controlling outbreaks of waterborne diseases, including cholera. At least 12 people tested positive for cholera in 8 days, by Arjun Poudel (kp 28/06/2022), Government urges people to take prevention against cholera (rn 28/06/2022), Cholera scare : That 12 cases of cholera have been reported in the valley in a little over a week is alarming (ht 29/06/2022)

Nepal reports 41 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 208 (kp 27/06/2022), Nepal sees 41 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 27/06/2022)

Covid cases rise more than two-fold in last two weeks : Experts call for increased vigilance and awareness drive about the risks, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/06/2022)

Patients of sickle cell anemia on the rise in Banke (kh 27/06/2022)

Nepal sees 29 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 26/06/2022), Nepal reports 29 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 192 (kp 26/06/2022)

Nepal reports 27 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 188 (kp 25/06/2022)

Nepal sees 43 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 24/06/2022), Nepal reports 43 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 181 (kp 24/06/2022)

Nepal reports 49 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 163 (kp 23/06/2022), Nepal sees slight uptick as 49 COVID-19 cases reported in past 24 hours (kh 23/06/2022)

Booster campaign for 12–17-year-olds affected due to funds crunch : Vaccination uptake will go down as there won’t be a special campaign this time due to a shortage of budget, say officials, by Arjun Poudel (kp 22/06/2022), Children aged between 5-12 years being administered COVID-19 vaccine from today (kh 23/06/2022), First phase of vaccination for 5–11-year-olds begins : Around 2.2 million children from 27 districts will be inoculated in the first phase, by Arjun Poudel (kp 24/06/2022)

Nepal reports 19 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 124 (kp 21/06/2022)

Nepal sees 28 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 20/06/2022), Nepal reports 28 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 120 (kp 20/06/2022)

Cholera outbreak feared in Kathmandu : Confirmation of Vibrio cholera 01 Ogawa serotype in two individuals in Kathmandu raises risk of an outbreak, by Arjun Poudel (kp 20/06/2022), Doctors warn stranded garbage can lead to spreading of Cholera in Valley (rn 20/06/2022), Active cholera threat : It is usually after cases emerge that the authorities wake up to take charge of the situation (kp 21/06/2022), Two new cases of cholera confirmed in Kathmandu : With the confirmation of two new cases, the number of cholera infections in Kathmandu Valley has reached four in the last two days (kp 21/06/2022), Three more people test positive for cholera in Kathmandu : The number of cholera infections in Kathmandu Valley has reached seven since Sunday (kp 23/06/2022), 7 cholera cases in 5 days raise alarm : The recent uptick in cholera infections in Kathmandu Valley could just be the tip of the iceberg, health experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 24/06/2022), Kathmandu at high risk of cholera outbreak : In the last few days, at least five cholera cases have been confirmed in Kathmandu (nlt 25/06/2022), Cholera spotted in nine places in Kathmandu Valley (kh 26/06/2022), To curb cholera, Lalitpur targets street food sellers. Not everyone is amused : Panipuri and chatpate vendors could lose livelihoods. Experts stress better monitoring, by Anup Ojha (kp 27/06/2022), Twelve cholera cases confirmed in Kathmandu Valley (kh 27/06/2022)

Nepal receives over 2.2 million paediatric doses of Covid-19 vaccine from COVAX : Vaccination campaign for children between 5 and 11 years is set to start on June 23 and will be organised in two phases, by Arjun Poudel (kp 20/06/2022), Vaccine against COVID-19 to be provided to children aged 5 to 11 years from June 23 (rep 20/06/2022)

Nepal reports 23 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 110 (kp 19/06/2022)

Pandemic and Covid vaccination affect several other health programmes : Despite the increasing burden of diseases and responsibilities, there have been no significant increments to the human resource, officials say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 19/06/2022)

Nepal sees 14 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 18/06/2022), Nepal reports 14 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 104 (kp 18/06/2022)

Nepal reports 34 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 104 (kp 17/06/2022)

Kala-azar reported in two-year-old child in Bajura (kh 17/06/2022)

Nepal reports 16 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 95 (kp 16/06/2022)

First probable case of monkeypox detected in Nepal : A 26-year-old United Arab Emirates returnee has been admitted to the Teku Hospital  (nlt 16/06/2022), Man suspected of having monkeypox hospitalised in Kathmandu : The suspect returned from Dubai. Specimens being sent to WHO collaborating centre in India, by Arjun Poudel (kp 17/06/2022), Man suspected of monkeypox confirmed having contracted leprosy (nlt 18/06/2022)

Authorities are testing drinking water in Kathmandu for disease-causing microbes : Amid rise in diarrhoea cases in the Valley, water samples from 150 localities will be tested. Health agencies outside the Capital will also carry out tests, by Arjun Poudel (kp 16/06/2022)

Nepal sees 25 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 15/06/2022), Nepal reports 25 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 97 (kp 15/06/2022)

Around 27 percent Nepalis indebted due to Covid-19 pandemic: UNICEF report, by Arjun Poudel (kp 15/06/2022)

Nepal sees 12 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 14/06/2022)

Nepal reports 15 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 102 (kp 13/06/2022)

Pfizer doses for children arriving next week, to be rolled out on June 23 : Around two million 5–11 year olds in 27 districts will be inoculated in the first phase, by Arjun Poudel (kp 13/06/2022)

Amid spike in Covid cases in India, ministry urges all to take booster shots : Authorities in Nepal should step up surveillance both at border points and in communities, experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 12/06/2022)

Nepal sees 17 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 11/06/2022), Nepal reports 17 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 107 (kp 11/06/2022)

Nepal reports 17 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 109 (kp 10/06/2022)

Children being administered booster shots against COVID-19 from today (kh 10/06/2022)

Nepal reports 22 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 112 (kp 09/06/2022)

Nepal sees 16 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 08/06/2022), Nepal reports 16 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 109 (kh 08/06/2022)

Nepal sees 28 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 07/06/2022), Nepal reports 28 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 107 (kp 07/06/2022)

Nepal sees 21 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 06/06/2022), Nepal reports 21 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 109 (kp 06/06/2022)

For female health workers, it’s like the pandemic never ended, by Manju Telor (rec 05/06/2022)

Nepal reports 13 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 110 (kp 05/06/2022)

Nepal reports 16 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 110 (kp 04/06/2022)

19 fresh cases, nine recoveries in 24 hours (rn 03/06/2022)

Climate crisis linked to diarrhoea cases’ rise : New report presents evidence linking weather factors and the disease’s burden in Nepal, by Arjun Poudel (kp 03/06/2022)

Nepal reports 14 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 101 (kp 02/06/2022)

Nepal reports 15 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 98 (kp 01/06/2022)

Pre-monsoon rise in dengue and scrub typhus cases alarms entomologists : Experts ask local units to launch awareness drives and focus on cleanliness to lessen outbreak risk, by Arjun Poudel (kp 01/06/2022)

Nepal reports nine new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 97 (kp 31/05/2022)

Imported cases threaten target to Malaria elimination by 2025: Experts, by Mahima Devkota (rn 31/05/2022)

Nepal reports five new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 110 (kp 30/05/2022), Nepal sees six new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 30/05/2022)

Nepal reports 12 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 110 (kp 29/05/2022)

Health Ministry preparing to roll out Covid jabs for children aged 5–11 years : COVAX will supply 8.4 million Pfizer doses for the age group from next month, by Arjun Poudel (kp 29/05/2022)

Nepal sees eight new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 28/05/2022), Nepal reports eight new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 114 (kp 28/05/2022)

Nepal sees 12 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 27/05/2022), Nepal reports 12 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 124 (kp 27/05/2022)

Nepal reports 21 new Covid-19 cases : The number of active cases stands at 129 (kp 26/05/2022)

An incurable, difficult to diagnose illness with vague symptoms is afflicting many Nepalis : Lupus is an untreatable autoimmune disease that can affect nearly every part of the body, by Aakash Chaudhary (kp 26/05/2022)

Nepal reports five new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 967,011 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 128 (kp 25/05/2022)

Nepal reports 16 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 967,002 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 133 (kp 24/05/2022)

Health Ministry yet to alert agencies about monkeypox : Experts warn against the complacency shown during Covid outbreak, saying the disease could enter Nepal any time, by Arjun Poudel (kp 24/05/2022), Virus by another name : Nepal should start preparing for a fight against the monkeypox right away (kp 25/05/2022)

Nepal sees 10 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 23/05/2022), Nepal reports 10 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,991 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 133 (kp 23/05/2022)

Health Ministry asks local units to start Covid booster jab campaign by May 28 : Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines to be rolled out. GAVI is gifting 8.4 million paediatric doses, which will be given to 5-11 year olds, by Arjun Poudel (kp 23/05/2022)

Nepal reports six new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,975 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 141 (kp 22/05/2022)

Health Ministry urges readiness for possible disease outbreaks this monsoon : Even as many local units reel from a lack of health staff, ministry says it has no idea about the problem, by Arjun Poudel (kp 22/05/2022)

Nepal sees 11 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 21/05/2022), Nepal reports 11 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,962 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 148 (kp 21/05/2022)

Nepal sees 11 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 20/05/2022), Nepal reports 11 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,950 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 149 (kp 20/05/2022)

Nepal reports 12 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,938 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 150 (kp 19/05/2022)

18 fresh cases, eight recoveries in 24 hours (rn 17/05/2022), Nepal sees 19 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 17/05/2022), Nepal reports 19 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,921 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 149 (kp 17/05/2022)

Nepal sees seven new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 13/05/2022), Nepal reports seven new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,873 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 164 (kp 13/05/2022)

Scrub typhus, a neglected disease, emerging as new health challenge : Over 260 people have been infected with the disease since the start of 2022, by Arjun Poudel (kp 13/05/2022)

Nepal reports four new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,857 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 173 (kp 12/05/2022)

Nepal sees 21 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 11/05/2022), Nepal reports 21 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,839 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 187 (kp 11/05/2022)

Whole-genome sequencing being done on samples from people returning from India : Officials suspect Omicron’s BA.2.12 variant spreading in many states of India including in Delhi is responsible for infection in the returnees, by Arjun Poudel (kp 11/05/2022)

12 fresh cases, 17 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 10/05/2022)

Over 3 million Pfizer and Moderna vaccine doses to be rolled out after local elections : Four million Sinovac-CoronaVac doses gifted by China to be rolled out only after all other Covid vaccine doses are used up, by Arjun Poudel (kp 10/05/2022)

Nepal reports eight new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,806 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 190 (kp 09/05/2022)

Nepal reports 17 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,789 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 201 (kp 08/05/2022)

Nepal sees 14 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 07/05/2022)

Nepal logs 15 new cases, 17 recoveries and zero death on Friday (rep 06/05/2022), Nepal reports 15 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,747 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 215 (kp 06/05/2022)

As pre-monsoon rain starts, dengue risk grows, experts warn : Authorities to discuss mitigation measures with Capital’s schools and hoteliers, by Arjun Poudel (kp 06/05/2022)

Nepal reports 17 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,730 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 217 (kp 05/05/2022), Nepal logs 17 new cases, 15 recoveries and zero death on Thursday (rep 05/05/2022), Nepal sees 17 new cases of coronavirus (kh 05/05/2022)

Covid jabs for 5-11 year olds likely pushed to June last week : Earlier the government had decided to inoculate them from April. But vaccine doses from COVAX are unlikely to arrive before June, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/05/2022)

Nepal sees 19 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 04/05/2022)

Deployment of health workers in elections can affect Covid booster drive : As the risk of a new Covid surge grows amid rising cases in India, public health experts have called for ramping up booster jabs, by Arjun Poudel (kp 04/05/2022)

Nepal reports 32 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,697 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 217 (kp 03/05/2022), Nepal logs 32 new cases, 23 recoveries and zero death on Tuesday (rep 03/05/2022)

Covid response fund releases money after 14 months : The fund remained idle during the second and third waves due to political wrangling, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/05/2022)

Covid-19 cases might have gone down but long covid remains, by Prasansha Rimal (kh 02/05/2022)

Nepal sees nine new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 02/05/2022), Nepal reports nine new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,674 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 211 (kp 02/05/2022)

Election crowds could give rise to fresh surge in Covid-19 cases, experts warn : Health Ministry says it has asked agencies to step up vigilance and maintain supply of essential medical items including the reagents, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/05/2022)

Nepal records 20 new cases, 27 recoveries and zero death on Sunday (kh 01/05/2022), Nepal reports 20 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,656 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 221 (kp 01/05/2022)

Cases of seasonal flu and waterborne diseases are rising : Season change, contaminated water, food poisoning, and lack of awareness have been blamed for the rise in cases, by Arjun Poudel (kp 01/05/2022)

Nepal records five new cases, 77 recoveries and zero deaths on Saturday (rep 30/04/2022) [Long live the mistaken belief that 2,000 tests have any significance whatsoever!]

Nepal records 14 new cases, 19 recoveries and zero death on Friday (rep 29/04/2022), Nepal reports 14 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,593 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 249 (kp 29/04/2022)

Nepal sees 15 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 28/04/2022), Nepal reports 15 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,593 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 249 (kp 28/04/2022), Nepal records 15 new cases, 18 recoveries and zero death on Thursday (rep (28/04/2022)

Nepal logs 11 new cases, 17 recoveries and zero death (rep 27/04/2022), Nepal sees 11 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 27/04/2022)

Nepal steps up surveillance on the border after fresh coronavirus spike in India : Rise in cases in India cause for concern with uninterrupted cross-border movement every day, doctors say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/04/2022)

Nepal sees 10 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 26/04/2022), Nepal logs 10 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,558 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 261 (kp 26/04/2022)

Nepal logs 21 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,540 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 271 (kp 25/04/2022), Nepal sees 21 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 25/04/2022)

201 TB patients detected in Tanahun in eight months (kh 25/04/2022)

Nepal sees 13 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 24/04/2022), Nepal logs 13 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,523 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 269 (kp 24/04/2022)

Nepal sees 18 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 23/04/2022), Nepal records 18 new cases, 17 recoveries and zero deaths on Saturday (rep 23/04/2022), Nepal logs 18 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,498 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 283 (kp 23/04/2022)

Over 1.22 billion worth of facemask, sanitizer imported in nine months (kh 23/04/2022)

High alertness adopted in Rupaidiya area to prevent COVID-19 (kh 22/04/2022)

Nepal sees 18 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 22/04/2022), Nepal records 18 new cases, 25 recoveries and zero death on Friday (rep 22/04/2022), Nepal logs 18 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,481 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 282 (kp 22/04/2022)

Govt directs to adopt high alert at checkpoints as covid cases spike in India : Health experts warn of third wave of coronavirus in Nepal (kh 22/04/2022)

Nepal sees 15 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 21/04/2022), Nepal logs 15 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,456 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 298 (kp 21/04/2022)

Funds crunch could delay jabs for children : Health officials say Cabinet suggests exploring possibility first of getting doses in grants, by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/04/2022)

66% population gets vaccine against COVID-19 in Karnali (kh 21/04/2022)

Nepal logs 13 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,424 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 318 (kp 20/04/2022)

A bit of a concern . Careful monitoring of the rise in Covid-19 cases should be given high priority (kp 20/04/2022)

Ministry set to launch nationwide Covid-19 booster campaign : Booster shots will be given in Kathmandu on April 24 and 25, and in Lalitpur on April 25, 26 and 27, by Arjun Poudel (kp 20/04/2022)

Nepal sees 10 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 19/04/2022), Nepal logs 10 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,399 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 334 (kp 19/04/2022)

New Covid surge in India a cause for concern in Nepal : As more Nepalis are expected to return home from India to vote in the elections, this will increase the risk of Covid spread in communities, experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp)

Nepal logs 10 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,373 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 350 (kp 18/04/2022)

Nepal records 12 new cases, 36 recoveries and zero death on Sunday (rep 17/04/2022)

Nepal has vaccinated almost all its eligible citizens against COVID-19: Dr Sameer Adhikari (rep 17/04/2022)

Nepal sees nine new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 16/04/2022)

Nepal sees 14 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 15/04/2022), Nepal records 14 new cases, 55 recoveries and zero death on Friday (rep 15/04/2022), Nepal logs 14 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,259 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 438 (kp 15/04/2022)

It's not over till it's over : People think that the virus has gone for good, while the reality could be just the opposite (kp 15/04/2022)

Nepal sees four new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 14/04/2022), Nepal records four new cases, 44 recoveries and zero death on Thursday (rep 14/04/2002), Nepal logs four new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,204 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 479 (kp 14/04/2022)

As local elections draw closer, Covid vaccination rate declines further : Doctors say authorities should focus on administering the vaccine including booster shots to as many people as possible before the election day, by Arjun Poudel (kp 14/04/2022)

Nepal logs 19 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,160 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 520 (kp 13/04/2022), Nepal records 19 new cases, 49 recoveries and zero death on Wednesday (rep 13/04/2022)

Nepal logs 26 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 966,111 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 554 (kp 12/04/2022)

Nepal sees 22 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 11/04/2022), Nepal logs 22 new cases, 46 recoveries and zero death on Monday (rep 11/04/2022

Managerial efficiency in question as thousands of Covid-19 vaccine doses are set to expire : Officials say wastage of the life-saving vaccine will be common in the coming days, by Arjun Poudel (kp 11/04/2022)

Nepal sees four new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours : COVID19 new case decline to single digit after many months (kh 10/04/2022)

Nepal sees 13 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 09/04/2022), Nepal logs 13 new Covid-19 cases: According to the Health Ministry, 965,980 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 637 (kp 09/04/2022), Nepal logs 13 new cases, 44 recoveries and zero death on Saturday (rep 09/04/2022)

Nepal logs 12 new cases, 89 recoveries and zero death on Friday (rep 08/04/2022), Nepal sees 12 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 08/04/2022), Nepal logs 12 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 965,936 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 669 (kp 08/04/2022)

Nepal sees seven new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 07/04/2022), Nepal logs seven new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 965,847 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 747 (kp 07/04/2022), Nepal logs 7 new cases, 25 recoveries and zero death on Thursday (rep 07/04/2022)

Nepal sees 13 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kp 06/04/2022), Nepal records 13 cases, 57 recoveries and zero deaths on Wednesday (rep 06/04/2022)

Nepal logs 24 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 965,765 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 812 (kp 05/04/2022), Nepal logs 24 new cases, 51 recoveries and zero death on Tuesday (rep 05/04/2022)

Villages in Baglung at risk of elephantiasis : Six cases of elephantiasis have been reported in Narayansthan and two cases in Kushmisera in the past 10 months, according to the data of the District Health Office in Baglung, by Prakash Baral (kp 05/04/2022)

Nepal logs 33 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 965,714 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 842 (kp 04/04/2022), Nepal sees 33 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 04/04/2022), Nepal logs 33 new cases, 89 recoveries and zero death on Monday (rep 04/04/2022)

Nepal logs 23 new cases, 66 recoveries and zero death on Sunday (rep 03/04/2022), Nepal logs 23 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 965,625 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 899 (kp 03/04/2022)

Nepal records 11 cases, 90 recoveries and zero deaths on Saturday (rep 02/04/2022), Nepal sees 11 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 02/04/2022), Nepal logs 11 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 965,559 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 942 (kp 02/04/2022)

Those who received second Covid jab three months ago to get booster shot : Health Ministry to request COVAX to halt further shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech doses citing storage problem, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/04/2022)

Nepal sees 22 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 01/04/2022)

Nepal logs 25 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 965,394 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 1,081 (kp 31/03/2022), Nepal logs 25 new cases, 89 recoveries and zero death on Thursday (rep 31/03/2022)

Nepal logs 26 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 965,305 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 1,146 (kp 30/03/2022), Nepal logs 26 cases, 77 recoveries and zero death on Wednesday (rep 30/03/2022)

69% inoculated with 2nd dose of anti-COVID vaccines in Karnali (kh 30/03/2022)

Covid-19 Update: Nepal reports 42 cases in the last 24 hours (nlt 29/03/2022), Nepal logs 42 new cases, 86 recoveries and zero death on Tuesday (rep 29/03/2022), Nepal logs 42 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 965,228 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 1,198 (kp 29/03/2022)

61 percent of population fully vaccinated in Province 1: Health ministry (rep 29/03/2022)

65% Of Total Population Vaccinated, by Ajita Rijal (rn 29/03/2022)

Nepal receives over 556,640 doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine : The latest shipment is the final consignment of 4 million doses provided by China under grant assistance, by Arjun Poudel (kp 29/03/2022)

Not out of the Covid woods yet : Daily cases are at an all-time low in Nepal but doctors still advise caution and that everyone get vaccinated and boosted, by Prasansha Rimal (rec 28/03/2022)

Nepal sees 21 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 28/03/2022), Nepal logs 21 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 965,142 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 1,254 (kp 28/03/2022), Nepal records 21 new cases, 319 recoveries and zero death on Monday (rep 28/03/2022)

Nepal sees 23 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 27/03/2022), Nepal logs 23 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 964,823 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 1,558 (kp 27/03/2022), Nepal records 23 cases of COVID-19, 215 recoveries and zero death on Sunday (rep 27/03/2022)

As uptake of Covid-19 vaccines drops, Pfizer doses to be supplied on demand : Health Ministry officials say they will request COVAX to halt supply if the vaccination rate does not increase. Nepal receives over 4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses on Friday and Saturday, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/03/2022)

Nepal’s COVID-19 new cases shrink to single digit, eight new cases in past 24 hours (kh 26/03/2022), Nepal logs eight new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 964,608 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 1,758 (kp 26/03/2022), Nepal records eight new cases, 210 recoveries and zero death on Saturday (rep 26/03/2022) [Nepal really is the absolute wonderland of the world in terms of covid-19: no targeted protection measures, masks on the chin, especially liked by politicians, if at all, but only eight reported new infections while the numbers escalate around the world. But what can you expect with only 2,000 tests?]

Nepal removes incoming passenger locator form : On March 10, Nepal threw the door wide open to tourists, removing all pre-arrival testing requirements for fully vaxxed travellers in a bid to recharge its moribund tourism industry, by Sangam Prasain (kp 26/03/2022)

NA Chair Timilsina Urges Party Leaders To Follow COVID-19 Health Protocols (rn 26/03/2022)

Not over till it’s over : Nepal needs to boost booster doses to prevent not just another surge but also new variants, by Sonia Awale (nt 25/03/2022)

Nepal sees 18 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 25/03/2022), Nepal logs 18 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 964,398 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 1,960 (kp 25/03/2022), Nepal records 18 cases, 271 recoveries and zero deaths on Friday (rep 25/03/2022)

Nepal receives 766,350 Pfizer vaccines from US (nlt 25/03/2022)

As Nepal’s own Covid vaccination deadline nears, several local units have stopped providing jabs : The government has decided to inoculate all eligible people by April 13 but only 69 percent of the population above 12 years has been fully vaccinated until Thursday, by Arjun Poudel (kp 25/03/2022)

Nepal logs 35 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 964,127 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 2,219 (kp 24/03/2022), Nepal records 35 cases, 266 recoveries and zero death on Thursday (rep 24/03/2022), Nepal records 35 cases, 266 recoveries and zero death on Thursday (rep 24/03/2022)

Around 60 percent tuberculosis cases go undiagnosed : In Nepal, TB is the number one infectious disease, which kills at least 46 people daily. The country has committed to ending TB through the WHO END TB Strategy by 2035, by Arjun Poudel (kp 24/03/2022), From TB survivors to TB champions, by Puja Giri (rep 24/03/2022), Tuberculosis still kills 16,000 people a year in Nepal, by Puja Giri (rep 24/03/2022), Invest To End TB, Save Lives, by Anup Bastola and V.P. Myneedu (rn 24/03/2022), Tuberculosis still remains a public health issue in Nepal (ht 25/03/2022)

Nepal sees 38 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours (kh 23/03/2022), Nepal logs 38 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 963,861 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 2,453 (kp 23/03/2022), Nepal records 38 cases, 269 recoveries and zero death on Wednesday (rep 23/03/2022)

5-11-year-olds likely to get jabs from COVAX : Health Ministry officials say they will wait a few days for official confirmation for the vaccine supply for the age group, by Arjun Poudel (kp 23/03/2022)

Nepal logs 44 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 963,592 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 2,688 (kp 22/03/2022), Nepal sees 44 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours : 13 new cases in Kathmandu Valley (kh 22/03/2022), Nepal records 44 cases, 481 recoveries and one death on Tuesday (rep 22/03/2022)

Nepal sees 45 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours : 16 new cases in Kathmandu district (kh 21/03/2022), Nepal logs 45 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 963,111 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 3,135 (kp 21/03/2022), Nepal records 45 cases, 147 recoveries and zero death on Monday (rep 21/03/2022)

Omicron ‘stealth’ variant no cause for alarm yet, but concerns remain . Decline in cases comes as respite but experts stress jabs and warn against complacency, by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/03/2022)

Covid update: Nepal records 37 new cases in the last 24 hours (kh 20/03/2022), Nepal logs 37 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 962,200 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 3,241 (kp 20/03/2022)

Health desk to check up only to the COVID-19 symptom patients and those sans vaccination (kh 20/03/2022)

Outbreak Of Seasonal Diseases Pose A Threat As People Flout Health Protocols, by Ajita Rijal (rn 20/03/2022)

Nepal records 17 cases, 409 recoveries and zero death on Saturday (rep 19/03/2022), Nepal logs 17 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 962,582 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 3,595 (kp 19/03/2022)

Another COVID wave looms, govt dithering on jabs (ht 19/03/2022)

Vaccination Target Met Before Deadline (rn 19/03/2022), Government successfully vaccinates 93 percent of target groups (nlt 20/03/2022) [This probably only refers to the first vaccination. In particular, only a few people have received booster doses so far.]

Nepal records 51 cases, 392 recoveries and zero death on Friday (rep 18/03/2022), Nepal logs 51 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 962,173 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 3,996 (kp 18/03/2022), Nepal sees 51 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours : Kathmandu district witnesses eight new cases (kh 18/03/2022)

Government withdraws PCR test rule to seek medical care (kh 18/03/2022)

Nepal records 27 new coronavirus cases (kh 17/03/2022), Nepal records 27 cases, 220 recoveries and zero death on Thursday (rep), Nepal logs 27 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 961,781 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 4,376 (kp 17/03/2022) [In terms of corona infections, Nepal really is the absolute wonderland of the world! There are neither precautions nor tests nor infections, while in countries with extreme preventive measures the number of cases explodes! (e.g. see WHO)]

Nepal sees 82 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours : Kathmandu Valley witnesses 16 new cases (kh 16/03/2022), Nepal records 82 cases, 213 recoveries and zero death on Wednesday (rep 16/03/2022)

Nepal records 83 cases, 130 recoveries and zero death on Tuesday (rep 15/03/2022), Nepal logs 83 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 961,348 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 4,746 (kp 15/03/2022), Nepal sees 83 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 15 new cases (kh 15/03/2022)

Nepal sees 58 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 26 new cases (kh 14/03/2022), Nepal records 58 cases, 148 recoveries and zero deaths on Monday (rep 14/03/2022)

Nepal sees 65 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 27 new cases (kh 13/03/2022), Nepal records 65 cases, 192 recoveries and zero deaths on Sunday (rep 13/03/2022), Nepal logs 65 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 961,070 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 4,917 (kp 13/03/2022)

Woman in Baitadi infected with kala-azar (kh 13/03/2022)

Nepal logs 73 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 960,878 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 5,050 (kp 12/03/2022)

Nepal sees 77 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 21 new cases (kh 11/03/2022), Nepal records 77 cases, 189 recoveries and one death on Friday (rep 11/03/2022)

Government asks all 753 local units to speed up Covid vaccination : 80.3 percent of above 18s and 59 percent of 12-17-year-olds have been fully jabbed, by Arjun Poudel (kp 11/03/2022)

Nepal logs 112 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,949 and the number of active cases stands at 5,340 (kp 10/03/2022), Nepal records 112 cases, 429 recoveries and zero deaths on Thursday (rep 10/03/2022), Nepal sees 112 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 32 new cases (kh 10/03/2022)

Nepal’s booster shot pace dismal, despite drive starting weeks before WHO advisory : In the 52 days since the campaign started, only 1,515,507 people have taken booster shots, by Arjun Poudel (kp 10/03/2022)

Nepal logs 224 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,949 and the number of active cases stands at 5,692 (kp 09/03/2022), Nepal sees 224 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 22 new cases (kh 09/03/2022), Nepal records 224 new cases, 251 recoveries and zero deaths on Wednesday (rep 09/03/2022)

Nepal records 194 cases, 348 recoveries and one death on Tuesday (rep 08/03/2022), Nepal logs 194 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,949 and the number of active cases stands at 5,875 (kp 08/03/2022)

Nepal logs 88 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,948 and the number of active cases stands at 6,150 (kp 07/03/2022)

Covid-19 vaccination to all unlikely before local elections : It is not possible to immunise the whole of target population before the May elections due to low uptake of the Covid-19 vaccines, according to the Health Ministry, by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/03/2022)

Nepal records 68 new cases, 538 recoveries and two deaths on Sunday (rep 06/03/2022), Nepal logs 68 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 959,093 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 6,461 (kp 06/03/2022), Nepal sees 91 new coronavirus cases, no death in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 25 new cases (kh 06/03/2022)

Nepal getting 6.2 million Pfizer vaccine through Covax facility (nlt 06/03/2022)

Nepal reports less than 100 new cases, zero Covid-19 related death (nlt 05/03/2022), Nepal sees 91 new coronavirus cases, no death in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 25 new cases (kh 05/03/2022), Nepal logs 91 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, 958,555 infected people have recovered from the disease so far and the number of active cases stands at 6,947 (kp 05/03/2022), Nepal records 91 new cases, 362 recoveries and zero deaths on Saturday (rep 05/03/2022)

Nepal logs 111 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,945 and the number of active cases stands at 7,242 (kp 04/03/2022), Nepal sees 126 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 35 new cases (kh 04/03/2022), Nepal records 126 cases, 385 recoveries and one death on Friday (rep 04/03/2022)

All COVID-19 Restrictions Lifted In Kathmandu (rn 04/03/2022), All Covid-19 related restrictive measures lifted from valley (ht 04/03/2022)

Nepal buying jabs for kids despite sub-par results : The government is preparing to purchase 8.4 million doses of Pfizer, the only vaccine approved by WHO for children aged 5 to 11 years, by Arjun Poudel (kp 04/03/2022)

Nepal logs 105 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,944 and the number of active cases stands at 7,517 (kp 03/03/2022), COVID-19: Three dead with 105 new cases (kh 03/03/202)

Diseases climb up mountains as climate warms : As kala-azar and dengue among others make it to mountain districts, experts call for immediate mitigation measures, by Arjun Poudel (kp 03/03/2022)

Children between five to 11 years would be vaccinated soon: Health Minister (kh 02/03/2022)

Nepal sees 127 new coronavirus cases, three deaths in past 24 hours (kh 02/03/2022), Nepal records 127 cases, 321 recoveries and three deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday (rep 02/03/2022), Nepal logs 127 new Covid-19 cases : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,941 and the number of active cases stands at 7,770 (kp 02/03/2022)

Nepal sees 158 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours (kh 01/03/2022), Nepal records 158 cases, 354 recoveries and two deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday (rep 01/03/2022)

Nepal ranked fourth in South-East Asia in vaccination drive (rep 02/03/2022)

Nepal sees 180 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 49 new cases (kh 28/02/2022), Nepal records 180 cases, 400 recoveries and one death from COVID-19 on Monday (rep 28/02/2022)

Nepal to use ivermectin to stamp out filariasis /: The drug, which was also used in Covid-19 treatment, will be administered along with diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in selected districts, by Arjun Poudel (kp 28/02/2022)

Nepal sees 111 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours (kh 27/02/2022), Nepal records 111 cases, 415 recoveries and one death from COVID-19 on Sunday (rep 27/02/2022), Nepal reports 111 cas)es as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,935 and the number of active cases stands at 8,517 (kp 27/02/2022)

Health Ministry signs non-disclosure agreement to purchase Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine for children between five and 11 years : The government also signed an agreement for a concessional loan of $18 million with the World Bank on Friday for the purchase of the vaccines, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/02/2022)

Nepal sees 155 new coronavirus cases, two death in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 27 new cases (kh 26/02/2022), Nepal records 155 new cases, 540 recoveries and two deaths on Saturday (rep 26/02/2022), Nepal reports 155 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,934 and the number of active cases stands at 8,839 (kp 26/02/2022)

Covid is on the wane, but there are several other deadly diseases : Nepal’s current progress in the health sector is similar to the situation in 2008, meaning that the progress made by the country in the 14 years has been lost, by Arjun Poudel (kp 26/02/2022)

Nepal sees 275 new coronavirus cases, one death in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 54 new cases (kh 25/02/2022), Nepal records 275 new cases, 555 recoveries and one death on Friday (rep 25/02/2022)

Nepal, World Bank sign Rs 2.14 billion loan agreement for COVID-19 emergency response and health system preparedness (rep 25/02/2022), Govt, World Bank sign USD 18 million concessional loan agreement to purchase Covid-19 vaccines (nlt 25/02/2022)

Nepal reports 318 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,931 and the number of active cases stands at 9,678 (kp 24/02/2022)

Covid booster uptake remains low : At the current pace, it will take over three years to administer the booster shots to all, by Arjun Poudel (kp 24/02/2022)

COVAX to provide Nepal 9.2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine : According to officials, the facility will deliver 1.5 million doses of the vaccine every month, by Arjun Poudel (kp 24/02/2022)

Pashupatinath officials estimate 1 million visitors on Mahashivaratri next week : More than 700 sadhus from India and Nepal’s Tarai have already arrived in Kathmandu for the annual festival. Experts urge caution even as the Omicron virus variant is on the wane, by Anup Ojha (kp 24/02/2022) [Nepal simply has to stop the few tests as well. Then no more new infections will be reported, guaranteed!]

Nepal reports 312 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,930 and the number of active cases stands at 10,090 (kp 23/02/2022), Nepal sees 312 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 87 new cases (kh 23/02/2022), Nepal records 312 new cases, 911 recoveries and two deaths on Wednesday (rep 23/02/2022)

National lab to provide free testing for Zika, Chikungunya and dengue viruses : Government working to set up a laboratory at Kathmandu airport to carry out rapid testing for incoming travellers, by Arjun Poudel (kp 23/02/2022)

How accurate is Nepal’s Covid-19 death toll? According to government data, nearly 12,000 Nepali deaths have been attributed to Covid-19 but poor data keeping and discrepancies call the number into question, by Marissa Taylor (rec 22/02/2022)

Nepal sees 476 new coronavirus cases, three deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 126 new cases (kh 22/02/2022), Nepal records 476 new cases, 831 recoveries and three deaths on Tuesday (rep 22/02/2022), Nepal reports 476 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,928 and the number of active cases stands at 10,747 (kp 22/02/2022)

Viral fever up in Humla (ht 22/02/2022)

63.4% Of The Population Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 (rn 22/02/2022)

Omicron-led wave is on the wane but Nepal should prepare for new surges, experts say : Now the authorities should work to overcome the weaknesses identified during the first, second and the third waves, they suggest, by Arjun Poudel (kp 22/02/2022)

Nepal records 388 new cases, 1,205 recoveries and four deaths on Monday (rep 21/02/2022), Nepal reports 388 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,925 and the number of active cases stands at 12,282 (kp 21/02/2022)

Phase III trials of Chinese mRNA Covid vaccine in Nepal cancelled : Trials of two other Covid vaccines have been running smoothly, according to officials, by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/02/2022)

Coronavirus cases declining daily: Nepal witnesses 262 new cases in 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 62 new cases, by Raghab Sharma (kh 20/02/2022), Nepal records 262 new cases, 1,338 recoveries and four deaths on Sunday (rep 20/02/2022), Nepal reports 262 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,921 and the number of active cases stands at 12,244 (rep 20/02/2022)

Nepal turns a corner on Covid-19 third wave : Although Nepal is out from the risk of the third wave, people should be cautious and follow health safety protocols, experts suggest (nlt 20/02/2022)

Nepal reports 350 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,917 and the number of active cases stands at 13,357 (kp 19/02/2022), Nepal sees 350 new coronavirus cases, four deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 62 new cases (kh 19/02/2022), Nepal records 350 new cases, 1,272 recoveries and four deaths on Saturday (rep 19/02/2022)

Appreciable Handling Of COVID Crisis By Local Levels, by Ajita Rijal (rn 19/02/2022)

Nepal sees 437 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 89 new cases (kh 18/02/2022), Nepal records 437 new cases, 2,454 recoveries and two deaths on Friday (rep 18/02/2022), Nepal reports 437 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,913 and the number of active cases stands at 14,435 (kp 18/02/2022)

Nepal sees 570 new coronavirus cases, six deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 143 new cases (kh 17/02/2022), Nepal records 570 new cases, 1,993 recoveries and six deaths on Thursday (rep 17/02/2022) [Since these figures are based on less than 10,000 tests, they say nothing at all about the status of the pandemic in Nepal!]

Nepal made mistakes, but it’s crucial to learn lessons for future, by Shristi Kafle (rep 17/02/2022)

Experts Warn Bird Flu Could Become A Pandemic, by Mahima Devkota (rn 17/02/2022), Bird flu outbreak: Ways to protect poultry industry, by Kedar Karki (ht 17/02/2022)

Nepal sees 639 new coronavirus cases, three deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 222 new cases (kh 16/02/2022), Nepal reports 639 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies
According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,905 and the number of active cases stands at 18,251 (kp 16/02/2022), Nepal records 639 new cases, 1,600 recoveries and three deaths on Wednesday (rep 16/02/2022)

End vaccine inequity : The state cannot rest unless the last unvaccinated citizen gets the jab (kp 16/02/2022)

‘56,908 doses of anti-COVID vaccines wasted’ (kh 15/02/2022), Vaccine mishandling led to wastage of over 50,000 doses: Report : It points out more pressing issues regarding vaccination and record keeping, and says it found 455,355 more doses than doses on government records, by Arjun Poudel (kp 16/02/2022), Ministry says it rejected millions of COVAX-offered Covid shots with short shelf life : Over four million AstraZeneca doses in government storage expire in April-end, by Arjun Poudel (kp 16/02/2022)

Nepal sees 680 new coronavirus cases, two deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 222 new cases (kh 15/02/2022), Nepal reports 680 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies
According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,902 and the number of active cases stands at 19,400 (kp 15/02/2022), Nepal records 680 new cases, 1,835 recoveries with two deaths on Tuesday (rep 15/02/2022)

Musahar people lag behind in vaccination : The majority of people in the Musahar settlements are unvaccinated as they lack awareness, local leaders say, by Shiva Puri (kp 15/02/2022)

Nepal reports 747 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,900 and the number of active cases stands at 20,739 (kp 14/02/2022), Nepal sees 747 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 226 new cases (kh 14/02/2022), Nepal records 747 new cases, 2,319 recoveries with eight deaths on Monday (rep 14/02/2022)

Additional 1,312,080 doses of AstraZeneca arrive in Nepal (kh 14/02/2022)

ID card no more needed to get Covid-19 vaccine : Experts say authorities should have relaxed the requirement long ago, stress need for vaccination awareness campaign, by Arjun Poudel (kp 14/02/2022)

Nepal sees 521 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 146 new cases (kh 13/02/2022), Nepal records 521 new cases, 3,935 recoveries with 10 deaths on Sunday (rep 13/02/2022), Nepal reports 521 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,892 and the number of active cases stands at 22,584 (kp 13/02/2022)

Educational institutions, night businesses reopen from today (kh 13/02/2022)

Other infectious diseases overshadowed by COVID-19, by Pabitra Sunar (rep 13/02/2022)

Nepal sees 836 new coronavirus cases, 4 deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 207 new cases (kh 12/02/2022), Nepal records 836 new cases, 1,823 recoveries and four deaths on Saturday (rep 12/02/2022), Nepal reports 836 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,882 and the number of active cases stands at 26,102 (kp 12/02/2022)

Minister: Covid jabs for all of target population by mid-April : Booster dose to everyone over 18 years of age to start from Sunday (kp 12/02/2022)

Nepal sees 1,128 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 265 new cases (kh 11/02/2022), Nepal records 1,128 new cases, 2,215 recoveries and 14 deaths on Friday (rep 11/02/2022), Nepal reports 1,128 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,878 and the number of active cases stands at 27,441 (kp 11/02/2022)

People above 18 to receive booster doses: Health ministry (rep 11/02/2022)

The poor person’s pandemic : Tuberculosis kills an estimated 17,000 people every year in Nepal, and with Covid-19 and the development of drug-resistant strains, this number is only likely to increase further, by Marissa Taylor (rec 11/02/2022)

Ministry says it has enough doses to start boosters : Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada is set to announce a Covid vaccine booster programme today, by Arjun Poudel (kp 11/02/2022)

Nepal sees 1,369 new coronavirus cases, 12 deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 329 new cases (kh 10/02/2022), Nepal records 1,369 new cases, 2,238 recoveries and 12 deaths on Thursday (rep

Ignoring experts, many Kathmandu schools resume in-person classes : Doctors say children can infect elderly relatives. On Tuesday alone, 29 children under the age of 10 were reported infected, according to the Health Ministry, by Arjun Poudel (kp 10/02/2022)

Nepal sees 2,401 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 1,017 new cases (kh 09/02/2022), Nepal reports 2,401 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies
According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,852 and the number of active cases stands at 30,241 (kp 09/02/2022), Nepal records 2,401 new cases, 7,777 recoveries and 14 deaths on Wednesday (rep 09/02/2022)

Nepal sees 1,957 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 451 new cases (kh 08/02/2022), Nepal records 1,957 new cases, 5,103 recoveries and 11 deaths on Tuesday (rep 08/02/2022), Nepal reports 1,957 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,838 and the number of active cases stands at 36,181 (kp 08/02/2022)

As many as 1.312 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to arrive on February 13 (kh 08/02/2022)

Health ministry redirects subordinate bodies to send COVID-19 vaccine details by tomorrow (rep 08/02/2022)

Ignoring Covid-19 infection in the elderly could lead to more fatalities, doctors warn : Despite a decline in the reported number of new cases in the last few days, the number of deaths has been on the rise, by Arjun Poudel (kp 08/02/2022) [It is completely normal that the number of deaths rises about 2-3 weeks after the increase in infections!]

Nepal sees 1,570 new coronavirus cases, 13 deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 437 new cases (kh 07/02/2022), Nepal records 1,570 new cases, 6,146 recoveries and 13 deaths on Monday (rep 07/02/2022), Nepal reports 1,570 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,827 and the number of active cases stands at 40,111 (kp 07/02/2022)

Rallies, mass meetings prohibited in Kathmandu Valley (kh 07/02/2022)

Supply of 6.2m Pfizer doses from COVAX may start from March : The vaccine will be supplied in several phases. Officials say they are also working to purchase 8.4 million doses of Pfizer vaccine for children between five and 11 years, by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/02/2022)

Nepal receives over 800,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday : The doses were supplied by the United Kingdom through the COVAX facility, according to the Health Ministry, by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/02/2022)

People reluctant to visit vaccination centers in Rukum (East) (rep 07/02/2022)

Nepal sees 1,386 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths in past 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 566 new cases (kh 06/02/2022), Nepal records 1,386 new cases, 8,704 recoveries and 11 deaths on Sunday /rep 06/02/2022), Nepal reports 1,386 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,814 and the number of active cases stands at 45,248 (kp 06/02/2022)

Second dose of Pfizer to be administered from Feb 7 (kh 06/02/2022)

Vaccination drive halted in some districts since November : A lack of sufficient doses and accessibility to health care centres, as well as adverse weather conditions, are some factors that have hampered the ongoing immunisation campaign against Covid, officials say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 06/02/2022)

Nepal reports 1,714 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies :According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,803 and the number of active cases stands at 52,780 (kp 05/02/2022), Nepal records 1,714 new cases, 4,771 recoveries and nine deaths on Saturday (rep 05/02/2022), Nepal sees 1,714 new coronavirus cases, nine deaths in past 24 hrs : Kathmandu valley witnesses 463 new cases (kh 05/02/2022)

Snowfall Affects Vaccination Campaign In Manang (rn 05/02/2022)

Nepal sees 2,526 new coronavirus cases, 16 deaths in past 24 hours (kh 04/02/2022), Nepal records 2,526 cases, 8,425 recoveries and 16 deaths on Friday (rep 04/02/2022)

With vaccination cards made mandatory, many women and gender minorities are deprived of public service : For people to receive a proper identification card such as citizenship, they need to have a vaccination card and vice versa, which keeps them in a never-ending loop, by Anushka Nepal (nlt 04/02/2022)

Government mulls giving booster shots to people over 50 in big cities and densely populated areas : Both Sinovac and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines will be used for booster shots against the coronavirus, official says, by Arjun Poudel (kp 04/02/2022)

Nepal sees 3,175 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths in past 24 hours (kp 03/02/2022), Nepal reports 3,175 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,778 and the number of active cases stands at 63,296 (kp 03/02/2022), Nepal records 3,175 cases, 8,723 recoveries and 14 deaths on Thursday (rep 03/02/2022)

Half of Nepal’s population is fully vaccinated : The Health Ministry report shows with 266,540 people vaccinated in the last 24 hours, fully vaccination coverage has reached 51.1 percent (kp 03/02/2022), Nepal achieves new milestone in vaccination against COVID-19 (rep 03/02/2022)

Amid the third wave, cases of anxiety and alcohol use on the rise : The number of queries from patients with anxiety has risen significantly, doctors say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 03/02/2022)

Nepal sees 3,639 new coronavirus cases, 12 deaths in past 24 hours : 1,123 cases in Kathmandu valley (kh 02/02/2022), Nepal logs 3,637 cases, 7,555 recoveries and 12 deaths on Wednesday (rep 02/02/2022), Nepal reports 3,637 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,764 and the number of active cases stands at 69,287 (kp 02/02/2022)

Children urge govt to administer vaccines to missed-out age groups (rep 02/02/2022)

Hospital employees found involved in producing fake PCR reports (rep 02/02/2022)

Covishield to be common booster for all above 60 (ht 02/02/2022)

Covid is becoming endemic from pandemic, doctors say : Public health experts stress regular active surveillance to keep track of new coronavirus variants and to understand the risk, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/02/2022)

Nepal receives over 2.3 million Moderna doses on Monday and Tuesday : Deliveries part of 4 million jabs purchased through COVAX, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/02/2022)

Nepal sees 5,583 new coronavirus cases, 9 deaths in past 24 hours (kh 01/02/2022), Nepal reports 5,583 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,752 and the number of active cases stands at 74,653 (kp 01/02/2022), Nepal records 5,583 new cases, 8,237 recoveries and nine deaths on Tuesday (rep 01/02/2022)

Israel donates half million syringes for Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal : Hanan Goder, Ambassador of Israel to Nepal, handed over 5,63,000 syringes to the representatives of the Health Ministry on Tuesday kp 01/02/2022)

When will people get booster shots? : There are no vaccine doses to administer booster shots to the general population. Officials had said boosters will be started once 40 percent of the population is inoculated, by Arjun Poudel (kp 01/02/2022)

Nepal sees 5,292 new coronavirus cases, 8 deaths in past 24 hours (kh 31/01/2022), Nepal reports 5,292 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,743 and the number of active cases stands at 79,227 (kp 31/01/2022), Nepal logs 5,292 cases, 8,191 recoveries and eight deaths on Monday (rep 31/01/2022)

Government unaware of extent of Covid spread, asks people to report results of home testing : Experts say accurate data is key to planning and lack of data means the authorities are not serious about the pandemic, by Arjun Poudel (kp 31/01/2022)

Returnee migrant workers at risk of leprosy (kh 31/01/2022)

Nurse Kalpana Katwal: “We have gone through worse, and we will get through this too” : With the sudden surge of Covid patients, health officials are again back to the hectic schedule, with very less to no time for themselves, by Anushka Nepal (nlt 31/01/2022)

Nepal sees 3,540 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours : 32 more added to COVID-19 death tally (kh 30/01/2022)

Together in Combatting COVID; Vitality of Nurses, by Kopila Shrestha Palikhe (kh 30/01/2022)

Over 3.8 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine are in stock. 2.1 million doses to arrive soon : Ministry decides to provide AstraZeneca vaccine as a second dose and booster, by Arjun Poudel (kp 30/01/2022)

Nepal sees 4,904 new coronavirus cases, six deaths in last 24 hours : 1,820 cases in Kathmandu Valley (kh 29/01/2022), Nepal reports 4,904 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,703 and the number of active cases stands at 87,329 (kp 29/01/2022), Nepal records 4,904 new cases, 5,924 recoveries and six deaths on Saturday (rep 29/01/2022)

COVID-19 infection rate decreasing in Nepal (rep 29/01/2022)

Govt starts providing booster dose for senior citizens (rep 29/01/2022)

60 percent among tested are COVID positive in Kathmandu (kh 29/01/2022) [The number of daily tests should be at least 10-20 times higher. Then considerably more infections would be detected. This is not at all comparable internationally!]

Nepal sees 6,827 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths in last 24 hours : 2,910 cases in Kathmandu Valley (kh 28/01/2022), Nepal reports 6,827 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,697 and the number of active cases stands at 89,941 (kp 28/01/2022), Nepal logs 6,827 cases, 5,432 recoveries and 10 deaths on Friday (rep 28/01/2022)

Oli’s couldn’t-care-less attitude about the coronavirus continues : A Covid denier while he was prime minister, the UML chair attends a public function when he is supposed to isolate, by Tika R Pradhan and Arjun Poudel (kp 28/01/2022), DAO Bhaktapur refuses to register complaint against former PM Oli on charge of helping to spread Covid infection (nlt 30/01/2022) [Unchanged non-prosecution of crimes of leading politicians!], Case demanding action against KP Oli for helping to spread Covid infection finally registered at Bhaktapur DAO : Abhijit Adhikari has filed a case demanding actions against former PM Oli under Infectious Disease Control Act. Adhikari has accused Oli of participating in a public program while he himself was tested Covid positive (nlt 31/01/2022)

Fewer public vehicles, more commuters : The odd-even rule re-introduced to restrict movement has quelled the number of vehicles on the roads, but commuters say it has only added to their woes, by Aishwarya Baidar (rec 28/01/2022), Odd-Even Traffic Rule Removed For Public Transport (rn 28/01/2022)

Nepal likely to get 6.2 million Pfizer doses from COVAX : Sources say talks are in advanced stage and officials are mulling over administering the vaccine as second dose and booster, by Arjun Poudel (kp 28/01/2022)

Nepal sees 8,017 new coronavirus cases, 15 deaths in last 24 hours : 3,143 cases in Kathmandu Valley alone (kh 27/01/2022), Nepal reports 8,017 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,687 and the number of active cases stands at 90,576 (kp 27/01/2022), Nepal records, 8,017 cases, 5,292 recoveries and 15 deaths on Thursday (rep 27/01/2022)

Nepal records 8,454 new Covid cases; five deaths (kh 26/01/2022), Nepal reports 8,454 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,672 and the number of active cases stands at 90,067 (kp 26/01/2022), Nepal logs 8,454 cases, 4,433 recoveries and five deaths on Wednesday (rep 26/01/2022)

Omicron variant: Mimicking dengue-like illness in Nepal, by Sher Bahadur Pun (ht 26/01/2026)

Vaccination drive snags in Lumbini due to shortage of syringes, vaccines : The drive has halted in some districts while it has failed to gain traction in others, by Sanju Paudel (kp 26/01/2022)

Nepal’s Vero Cell stock not enough for second doses and boosters : Officials say they have less than 700,000 doses of the Chinese vaccine, and the number of people needing the second shot is too high, by Arjun Poudel (kp 26/01/2022)

1.3 million COVID vaccines donated by France and Italy arrive in Nepal today (kh 26/01/2022)

Nepal sees 12,008 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : 6,172 cases in Kathmandu valley alone (kh 25/01/2022), Nepal records, 12,008 cases, 3,040 recoveries and eight deaths on Tuesday (rep 25/01/2022)

Children also at high risk of Covid and they are not vaccinated : As Omicron is spreading, experts say vaccines for 5-11 year-olds should be acquired soon, by Arjun Poudel (kp 25/1/2022)

Eliminating Vaccine Hesitancy, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 25/01/2022)

2.34 mln doses of Moderna vaccine arriving today (kh 25/01/2022), 4 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arriving in Nepal today (rep 25/01/2022)

COVID-19 vaccination campaign resumes at Teku hospital from today (kh 25/01/2022)

Nepal sees 10,319 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : 4676 cases in Kathmandu valley alone (kh 24/01/2022), Nepal reports 10,319 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,659 and the number of active cases stands at 82,550 (kp 24/01/2022), Nepal records, 10,319 cases, 2,540 recoveries and four deaths on Monday (rep 24/01/2022)

High vigilance in prison as COVID-19 infection rises (rep 24/01/2022)

Lalitpur metropolis closed for five days due to COVID-19 (kh 24/01/2022), ‘Corona graph’ goes up in Bhaktapur (kh 24/01/2022)

COVID-19 infected government employees to get seven days leave (kh 24/01/2022) [This deadline is much too short!]

300 health workers diagnosed with COVID-19 in Gandaki in 3 weeks (kh 24/01/2022)

Slew of inconvenient measures : Restrict the number of autos, but the odd-even rule should be exempt for public vehicles (kp 24/01/2022)

Nepal sees 6,462 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Four COVID-19 patients succumb to death (kh 23/01/2022), Nepal reports 6,462 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,655 and the number of active cases stands at 77,040 (kp 23/01/2022), Nepal records 6,462 cases on Friday, 3,791 in Valley alone (rep 23/01/2022)

54 health workers and staff tests positive for coronavirus in Tanahun (kh 23/01/2022)

Four million Moderna doses arriving on Monday and Tuesday : COVAX and China are to supply two million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and four million doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine, respectively, by Arjun Poudel (kp 23/01/2022)

Nepal sees 10,254 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : 16 COVID-19 patients died in 24 hours (kp 22/01/2022), COVID-19 death jumps to 16 as Nepal records 10,254 new cases in past 24 hrs (rep 22/01/2022), Nepal reports 10,254 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,651 and the number of active cases stands at 72,862 (kp 22/01/2022)

Amid sluggish government response, Covid-19 third wave rampages the country : Public health experts say without prompt, reliable and effective response to battle the pandemic, Nepal risks becoming the hotspot of the unimagined rapid surge, a rise of serious cases and even deaths, by Amish Neupane (nlt 22/01/2022)

Complacency driving up Covid-19 cases in Lumbini : Neglecting health safety protocols in public spaces a major reason behind the rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, health workers say, by Sanju Paudel (kp 22/01/2022)

Gandaki witnesses COVID-19 cases in 268 health workers in three weeks (kh 22/01/2022)

Nepal sees 10,703 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 5,299 cases in past 24 hours (kh 21/01/2022), Nepal reports 10,703 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,635 and the number of active cases stands at 65,374 (kp 21/01/2022), Nepal records 10,703 cases on Friday, 5,299 recorded in Valley alone (rep 21/01/2022)

3rd Covid wave infects Nepal’s frontliners : The Delta wave resulted in a shortage of oxygen, Omicron so far is causing a shortage of health workers in Nepal’s hospitals, by Sonia Awale (nt 21/01/2022)

What is lacking now: Covid counselling and isolation facilities : Over 97 percent infected are currently in home isolation and some patients are getting distressed and panicked, but there is no proper medical counselling mechanism, by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/01/2022)

Government slashes PCR test fees but most labs yet to implement new rates : Revised charges for polymerase chain reaction testing are Rs800 at government labs and Rs1500 at private facilities, by Anup Ojha (kp 21/01/2022)

Govt bans travel to Gulf countries, Malaysia on visit visa (rep 21/01/2022)

People in Upper Dolpa deprived of COVID-19 vaccines (kh 21/01/2022)

Covid-like symptoms in Sudurpaschim cause for concern, health workers say : Five to six members of a family are showing similar symptoms but few have been seeking Covid test, by Arjun Shah (kp 21/01/2022)

Health Ministry makes vaccination card mandatory at public places from today (kh 21/01/2022)

Nepal reports 12,338 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,632 and the number of active cases stands at 57,328 (kp 20/01/2022), Nepal sees 12,338 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 6,981 cases in 24 hours (kh 20/01/2022), COVID-19 Update: 10,052 New Infections, 649 Recoveries In 24 Hours (rn 20/01/2022)

Human resource crunch at hospitals could be an issue as Covid cases rise : Experts say health workers are catching virus amid spike in cases and it could pose a challenge to pandemic fight, by Arjun Poudel (kp 20/01/2022)

Nepal not to accept vaccines with short shelf life (ht 20/01/2022), Right stance : While one does not look a gift horse in the mouth, what use is it if the vaccines are going to waste (ht 21/01/2022)

50 Per Cent People In Madhes Province Take Full Dose Vaccines (rn 20/01/2022)

Local administrations enforce odd-even rule for vehicles in Kathmandu Valley : With the decision, vehicles with odd number plates are allowed to ply the roads on odd days, and vice versa. The new rule will be enforced from Saturday (nlt 20/01/2022), Kathmandu to have more curbs as Covid-19 cases spike: Here is a list of restrictions (nlt 20/01/2022), Odd-Even System Not Effective For All Vehicles: DAO Kathmandu (rn 21/01/2022)

Vaccine cards are a must for boosters, but many have already lost theirs : Getting a replacement proving difficult as vaccination data was not computerised, by Arjun Poudel (kp 20/01/2022)

Traffic police, transport entrepreneurs and trade unions launch campaign to encourage people to wear masks while traveling in public transport (rep 20/01/2022)

15000 to 20000  coronavirus cases can be added daily soon : Experts. Health experts say that the hospitals are fully prepared; no need to panic, by Bina Neupane (kh 19/01/2022), Nepal witnesses “alarming rate of growth” of Covid cases : Kathmandu Valley is no exception (kh 20/01/2022)

Nepal reports 11,352 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,628 and the number of active cases stands at 47,929 (kp 19/01/2022), Nepal records single-day spike of 11,352 new Covid cases : Four coronavirus-related deaths reported; 6,343 new cases in Kathmandu Valley (kh 19/01/2022), Daily case jumps to 11,352 on Wednesday, 6,343 cases recorded in Valley alone (rep 19/01/2022)

Case management is key as virus has taken root in the country, experts say : As coronavirus has penetrated communities because authorities failed in timely action, doctors stress focus on measures other than testing, by Arjun Poudel (kp 19/01/2022)

Stumbling vaccination programme needs fixing : Here are 10 ways Nepal govt can make amends, by Kiteshwari Pootkotakis (ht 19/01/2022)

Kathmandu District Administration Office halts services : It said issuance of citizenship cards, birth certificates and national IDs stopped until further notice, by Anup Ojha (kp 19/01/2022), After Kathmandu, Lalitpur Chief District Office halts its services, Bhaktapur to decide on Thursday, by Anup Ojha (kp 19/01/2022), Bhaktapur District Administration Office issues 27-point order (rep 19/01/2022)

Govt has enough medical supplies for COVID-19 patients: Health Ministry (kh 19/01/2022)

Govt reduces charge of PCR test (kh 19/01/2022)

‘Health Ministry not in favor of immediately enforcing lockdown’ (kh 19/01/2022)

Pashupatinath Temple closed for devotees from today (kh 19/1/2022)

Schools to reopen from Jan 30 to Feb 3 for vaccinating students (kh 19/01/2022)

Nepal reports 10,258 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,624 and the number of active cases stands at 39,044 (kp 18/01/2022), Nepal sees 10,258 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 5,549 cases in 24 hours (kh 18/01/2022), Daily case count spikes to 10,258 on Tuesday, 5,549 cases recorded in Valley alone (kh 18/01/2022)

Frontliners face hassles for boosters amid mismanagement : A lack of communication and poorly managed vaccination centres lead to crowds, forcing many to stand in line for hours, by Anup Ojha (kp 18/01/2022)

Coronavirus stalks hospital to administration staffs (kh 18/01/2022)

Covid didn’t spare health workers; over 500 infected in Valley hospitals (kh 18/01/2022)

COVID-19 Pandemic Is Third Wave Lurking?, by  Narayan Upadhyay (rn 18/01/2022)

Oxygen may not be an issue like last year, but experts stress preparedness : Shortages of the life-saving gas during the second wave prompted hospitals to step up capacity. Doctors say there is a need to keep a close eye on the virus situation, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/01/2022)

Ban on visiting religious places of worship in Kathmandu Valley (kh 18/01/2022)

Nepal sees 6,734 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 3,939 cases in 24 hours (kh 17/01/2022), Daily count spikes to 6,734 on Monday, 3,939 cases recorded in Valley alone (rep 17/01/2022), Nepal reports 6,734 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,623 and the number of active cases stands at 30,877 (kp 17/01/2022)

The third wave : With cases surging in the thousands, Nepal has entered the inevitable third Covid-19 wave. Our best defense still remains to mask up, maintain social distancing, and vaccinate, by Marissa Taylor (rec 17/01/2022)

People were called for boosters. And they were returned without one : Vaccination centres say they were not properly instructed about booster shots and they lacked time for preparations, by Arjun Poudel (kp 17/01/2022)

64 Per Cent Of Received COVID-19 Vaccine Administered In Nepal (rn 17/01/2022), Govt fails to achieve vaccination target: 9.6 million doses in stock (rep 17/01/2022)

Chitwan in COVID-19 red zone (rep 17/01/2022)

Mass meetings, rallies and gatherings banned until Feb 12 (kh 17/01/2022), Month-long Swasthani Bratakatha begins today (kh 17/01/2022) [At a time when gatherings are banned because of the pandemic???], Govt issues new order to contain spread of coronavirus infection (rep 17/012022), Govt not in favor of a complete shutdown: Health Minister Khatiwada, by Binod Subedi (rep 17/01/2022)

More restrictions as Covid-19 cases continue to rise : Cinemas, gyms, clubs, swimming pools, futsals to remain closed until January 29, by Tika R Pradhan 17/01/2022), No excuse, vaccination cards a must for all flyers effective Jan 21, Health Ministry says : The announcement for the mandatory requirement of vaccination cards has increased the number of people coming for vaccines. On Saturday, a record 435,000 people were vaccinated in a single day, by Sangam Prasain (kp 17/01/2022)

Nepal sees 4,961 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 3,347 cases in 24 hours (kh 16/01/2022), Nepal records 4,961 new cases, 435 recoveries and three deaths on Sunday (rep 16/01/2022), Nepal reports 4,961 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,620 and the number of active cases stands at 25,680 (kp 16/01/2022)

Govt issues order on prevention and control of third wave of coronavirus with omicron, 2022 (kh 16/01/2022)

With Omicron, it’s hard to tell if case is Covid or flu. Get tested, doctors say : As almost every household is reporting sniffles, sneezes, runny nose or slight to high fever, which could be signs of virus spread, experts stress caution, by Arjun Poudel (kp 16/01/2022)

Govt enforces shutdown on entertainment sector till Jan 29 (kh 16/01/2022)

Frontline workers to get booster jabs from today, senior citizens and people with weak immunity from Jan 28 (rep 16/01/2022)

Vaccination to all eligible citizens by mid-April, says PM Deuba (kh 16/01/2022)

Nepal sees 4,636 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 2,219 cases in 24 hours (kh 15/01/2022), Nepal records 4,636 new cases, 350 recoveries and four deaths on Saturday (rep 15/01/2022), Nepal reports 4,636 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,617 and the number of active cases stands at 21,584 (kp 15/01/2022), Covid-19 Nepal: Active cases cross 21,000-mark with 4,636 new cases reported in the last 24 hour (nlt 15/01/2022)

MoHP planning to administer booster dose from Sunday (kh 15/01/2022)

Eight districts have more than 500 active cases of COVID-19 (kh 15/01/2022)

Bharatpur Hospital advises general patients not to visit hospital (kh 15/01/2022)

Nepal reports single day spike of 5,087 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 2,607 cases in 24 hours (kh 14/01/2022), Daily case count spikes to 5,087 on Friday, 2,607 cases recorded in Valley alone (rep 14/01/2022), Nepal reports 5,087 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies m: According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,613 and the number of active cases stands at 18,235 (kp 14/01/2022)

3rd wave in 2 years : Nepal is entering its third Covid-19 wave, and our best defence against Omicron is to vaccinate, mask up and avoid crowds, by Sonia Awale (nt 14/01/2022)

Large number of health workers infected as third wave of COVID-19 gains ground in Nepal (kh 14/012022), Covid-19 infections in health workers could pile pressure on hospitals : Major hospitals in the Valley say dozens of staff have contracted virus, as the country sees rapid surge in cases, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/01/2022)

Hospitals getting COVID-19 patients in increasing numbers, most patients do not need oxygen support (rep 14/01/2022), Hospitals see surge in virus patients (ht 15/01/2022)

India returnees pose risk of COVID-19 infection (ht 14/01/2022)

Chepangs of Chitwan averse to vaccination (ht 14/01/2022)

Economic forecast : For a country like Nepal to fully return to the pre-pandemic level, the govt needs to vaccinate its total eligible population (ht 14/01/2022)

Both Omicron, Delta fuelling Covid surge in Nepal, experts say : Doctors warn against dismissing the new coronavirus variant as ‘mild’, as it may also lead to hospitalisations, by Arjun Poudel (kp 14/01/2022)

Nepal sees 3,553 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 1,916 cases in 24 hours (kh 13/01/2022), Nepal reports 3,553 cases as rapid antigen tests added to daily infection tallies : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,610 and the number of active cases stands at 14,340 (kp 13/01/2022), Nepal logs 3,553 new cases, 271 recoveries and one death on Thursday (rep 13/01/2022)

Vaccination centers in Kathmandu Valley are overcrowded as govt makes vaccination card mandatory to avail public services (rep 13/01/2022), Over 60 health workers at TU Teaching Hospital test positive for COVID-19 (rep 13/01/2022), Lockdown will be imposed only if it is absolutely necessary: Health Minister Khatiwada (rep 13/01/2022), MoHP instructs health facilities to manage necessary manpower amid rising COVID19 cases (kh 13/01/2022)

Valley becoming hotspot of Omicron variant (kh 13/01/2022)

Authorities fail to boost vaccination rate even as coronavirus cases surge : Experts say instead of making efforts to bring more people to vaccination centres, bureaucratic hassles have been put in place depriving many of jabs, by Arjun Poudel (kp 13/01/2022)

Nepal records 3,075 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours : Kathmandu Valley witnesses 1,535 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 12/01/2022), Nepal: Daily COVID-19 case count crosses 3,000 mark again after five months (rep 12/01/2022), Nepal reports 2,448 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,609 and the number of active cases stands at 11,690 (kp 12/01/2022)

Covid tests at Nepal-India border points show cases are surging : The constant movement of people across the border has also led to an outbreak of the virus among the health workers deployed at the border points (kp 12/01/2022)

Hospitalisation from Covid-19 rises amid increase in daily test positivity rate : Overall percent positive rate jumps to 18.6 percent from 3 percent in nine days. Experts warn health facilities could come under pressure due to the wave fuelled by Omicron, by Arjun Poudel (kp 12/01/2022)

Nepal on precipice of third wave of Covid-19: Here are updates of the situation : Nepal is witnessing a massive uptick in infection over the last few days. The Covid-19 cases doubled on Tuesday (nlt 12/01/2022)

Face mask mandatory at public places, vehicles; mass meetings and fairs restricted (kh 12/01/2022), Kathmandu valley under smart lockdown from today (kh 12/01/2022)

Devotees to be allowed to take holy dips only by adopting health safety protocols (kh 12/01/2022)

Nepal records 2,444 new cases on Tuesday (rep 11/01/2022), Nepal records 2,444 new COVID-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 1,286 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 11/01/2022), COVID-19 update: 1,981 new infections, 313 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 11/01/2022), Nepal reports 1,981 new Covid-19 cases, one death : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,607 and the number of active cases stands at 9,522 (kp 11/01/2022)

Second wave caught Nepal unawares. No lessons learned a year later : No strategies made to fight new surge when there was lull despite warnings of an explosion of infections, experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 11/01/2022), ‘We can expect a rise in breakthrough infections because of the Omicron variant.’ : Top Covid-19 questions answered by Dr Sher Bahadur Pun, chief of the Clinical Research Unit at Sukraraj Hospital in Teku, by Drishna Sthapit (kp 11/01/2022)

Home comers’ influx panics border people in the wake of COVID-19 (kh 11/01/2022), ​​​​​​​Province 2 on high alert as COVID-19 cases surge (ht 11/01/2022)

Valley CDOs decide not to allow gatherings of over 25 people at public places (rep 11/1/2022)

COVID-19 cases surge: 1,446 cases reported today : Kathmandu valley witnesses 876 cases in 24 hours (kh 10/01/2022), Nepal records 1,446 new cases on Monday as cases continue to rise (rep 10/01/2022), Nepal reports 1,357 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,606 and the number of active cases stands at 7,855 (kp 10/01/2022), COVID-19 update: 1,357 new infections, 255 recoveries in 24 hours (rn 10/01/2022)

Children aged 12-17 to be vaccinated against novel coronavirus in Valley from tommorow (rn 10/01/2022)

Valley CDOs likely to reintroduce restrictions (ht 10/01/2022)

As cases rise, Covid response agency recommends slew of new measures : Limiting gatherings to 25 people, school closure until January-end, and vaccination cards at public places, among the suggested measures, by Arjun Poudel (kp 10/01/2022), Control the spread : To break the chain of spread requires a concerted effort of the authorities and the entire community (kp 10/01/2022)

The culprit behind black fungus : Stricter adherence to infection control policies can help contain infectious diseases, by Balmukunda Regmi (kp 10/01/2022)

Nepal records 1,167 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : 615 cases recorded in Kathmandu valley alone (kh 09/01/2022), Cases continue to rise, Nepal records 1,167 new cases on Sunday (rep 09/01/2022), Nepal reports 841 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,604 and the number of active cases stands at 6,755 (kp 09/01/2022)

CCMCC decides to close schools till Jan 29 in view of surging COVID-19 cases : Vaccination card made mandatory at public places, including airports (kh 09/01/2022), Education Ministry decides to close schools until Jan 29 (kh 10/01/2022), Schools across Nepal shut until January 29 amid virus threat : Education Ministry asks schools to facilitate academic learning in line with the directives issued earlier (kp 10/01/2022)

Nepal: COVID-19 infection rate rises to 7 percent (rep 09/01/2022)

COVID-19: Government urges people to take extra precaution (kh 09/01/2022), Contact tracing, a key measure in fight against virus, poor amid Omicron risks : Officials and experts say failure to follow basics could spell disaster, as cases have been rising, by Arjun Poudel (kp 09/01/2022)

Over a dozen NA personnel contract COVID (ht 09/01/2022)

Nepal sees 944 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 481 cases in 24 hours (kh 08/01/2022), Nepal records 944 new cases, 297 recoveries and no death on Saturday (rep 08/01/2022), COVID-19 Update: 696 New Infections, 297 Recoveries In 24 Hours (rn 08/01/2022)

Additional dose to frontline workers from Jan third week (kh 08/01/2022)

Nepal reports 24 new Omicron cases, as daily infections surge : Covid-19 cases from PCR tests cross the 500 mark for the first time since October 28, by Tika R Pradhan and Anil Giri (kp 08/01/2022), Omicron suspected in 22 per cent of COVID patients : Health ministry suspects local transmission of the variant in the valley (ht 0801/2022)

Parsa tightens border security, expands scope of COVID-19 tests over Omicron risk (rep 08/01/2022)

Govt mulls closing int'l border, suspending flights to and from Nepal as COVID-19 cases see a fresh spike (rep 07/01/2022)

Omicron is coming to Nepal, be prepared : “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail", by Ramu Kharel and Ben Ayers (nt 07/01/2022)

COVID-19 cases spike again: Nepal sees 968 coronavirus cases Friday : Kathmandu valley sees 369 cases in 24 hours (kh 07/01/2022), Nepal sees sharp spike in COVID-19 cases, 968 new cases recorded on Friday alone (rep 07/01/2022), New 572 Covid-19 cases include 24 of Omicron : Health Ministry confirmed 24 new Omicron infections on Friday. The number of active virus cases stands at 5,741 (kp 07/01/2022), Covid-19 update: Nepal registers 968 new cases from 14,971 tests (nlt 07/01/2022)

High caution seen in Far western Province after rise in COVID-19 cases (rep 07/01/2022)

63 percent of eligible population of KMC fully vaccinated against coronavirus (rep 07/01/2022)

Omicron is looming ominously. Vaccines, preparations key, health experts say : Spike in cases in neighbouring India, where infections jumped 56 percent in a day, sets off alarm bells in Nepal, by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/01/2022), 24 new omicron cases detected in Nepal : Health ministry directs hospitals across the country to remain prepared (rep 07/01/2022) [All the necessary work of the government is done with that?], Omicron detected in 21 Sudan peacekeeping mission returnees (ht 07/01/2022)

Jabs for all, no exceptions : Just how long can we remain clueless about where our vaccination plan is headed? (kp 07/01/2022)

Kanchanpur reports rise in Covid-19 cases : 60 new Covid-19 patients have been admitted to Mahakali Provincial Hospital in the last three days, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 07/01/2022)

Nepal records 540 new COVID-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 310 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 06/01/2022), With 540 new cases, Nepal sees a fresh spike in COVID-19 cases on Thursday (rep 06/01/2022), Nepal reports 478 new Covid-19 cases, one death : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,602 and the number of active cases stands at 5,431 (kp 06/01/2022)

Unvaccinated COVID Patients Facing Health Complications (rn 06/01/2022)

Nepal’s vaccine botch-up: Having the elderly visit vaccination centers only to be rebuffed is a cruel joke (ae 06/01/2022)

School Closed After Coronavirus Infection Detected In Students, Teachers (rn 06/01/2022)

COVID-19 cases increasing in Sudurpaschim Province (kh 06/01/2022)

Amid virus spread threat, provinces step up preparations : As infections rise in neighbouring India, bordering regions need extra attention, health officials say, by Sanju Paudel and Aakash Chaudhary (kp 06/01/2022)

Nepal sees 435 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 253 cases in 24 hours (kh 05/01/2022), Nepal sees sharp spike in COVID-19 cases, 435 new cases recorded on Wednesday alone (rep 05/01/2022), National Covid-19 tally reaches 830,002 with 370 new infections : According to the Health Ministry, the country did not record any Covid-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours (kp 05/01/2022)

Nepal suspends deal to buy 6 million Pfizer doses from US manufacturer : Sources say the country has enough Moderna shots for children aged 12-17 years. Negotiations under way to buy 8.4 million Pfizer doses suitable for 5-11-year-olds, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/01/2022)

Incorrigible sloths : Spring up into action before a third wave sweeps us away (kp 05/01/2022)

School shut down after students and teachers diagnosed with COVID-19 in Tulsipur (kh 05/01/2022)

Nepal sees 393 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 222 cases in 24 hours (kh 04/01/2022), Nepal reports 355 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,601 and the number of active cases stands at 5,094 (kp 04/01/2022)

Authorities planned to jab 500,000 people a day. But they are struggling : People are not showing up for jabs, and officials wonder how to expand vaccine coverage, by Arjun Poudel (kp 04/01/2022)

Govt administering additional dose to target group from today (kh 04/01/2022)

Nepal records 326 new cases, 255 recoveries and two deaths on Monday (rep 03/01/2022), COVID-19 Update: 292 New Cases, 255 Recoveries, 2 Deaths (rn 03/01/2022), Nepal reports 291 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,598 and the number of active cases stands at 5,005 (kp 03/01/2022)

Warning signs of spread of Omicron as tests find S-gene missing : Public health experts say there is no room for letting guard down, especially when the new variant could create havoc, by Arjun Poudel (kp 03/01/2022), EDCD Issues Directive Against Omicron Variant Of COVID-19 (rn 03/01/2022), Health offices across country directed to make necessary arrangements to tackle possible spread of Omicron variant (rep 03/01/2022)

Nepal sees 216 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 137 cases in 24 hours (kh 02/01/2022), Nepal records 216 new cases, 209 recoveries and two deaths on Sunday (rep 02/01/2022), Nepal reports 213 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,596 and the number of active cases stands at 4,971 (kp 02/01/2022)

90 per cent children in Humla vaccinated (kh 02/01/2022)

Plans afoot to jab children aged 5-11 with Pfizer vaccine : Experts hail move as vaccination of 12- to 17-year-olds is underway and decision on booster shots has been taken, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/01/2022)

Nepal sees 382 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours (kh 01/01/2022), Nepal records 382 new cases, 252 recoveries on Saturday (rep 01/01/2022), National Covid-19 tally reaches 828,773 with 342 new infections : According to the Health Ministry, the country did not record any Covid-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours (kp 01/01/2022), COVID-19 Update: 342 New Infections, Zero Fatalities In 24 Hours (rn 01/01/2022)

ng little to assuage stress of parents and students : Several schools across the country have recorded Covid-19 cases after they resumed in-person classes. But no measures have been taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/01/2022)

Nepal sees 235 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 154 cases in 24 hours (kh 31/12/2021), Nepal records 235 new cases, 212 recoveries and four deaths on Friday (rep), Nepal reports 224 new Covid-19 cases, four deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,594 and the number of active cases stands at 4,879 (kp 31/12/2021), COVID-19 Update: 224 New Cases, 212 Recoveries, Four Deaths (rn 31/12/2021)

Amid the risk of a third Covid wave, expert panel advises booster shots : National Immunisation Advisory Committee recommends booster shots of the same vaccine starting with frontline workers, the elderly and those having existing conditions, by Arjun Poudel (kp 31/12/2021)

The year of second wave and vaccination campaign : After initial hiccups, Nepal managed to secure doses, but in 2022, more preparedness is needed amid Omicron threats, by Arjun Poudel (kp 37/12/2021)

Nepal records 241 new COVID-19 cases (kh 30/12/2021), Nepal records 241 new cases, 228 recoveries and zero death on Thursday (rep 30/12/2021), National Covid-19 tally reaches 828,207 with 235 new infections : According to the Health Ministry, the country did not record any Covid-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours (kp 30/12/2021)

Experts call for urgent measures as Omicron spread risk grows : In neighbouring India, a 44 percent jump in daily cases was reported on Wednesday, by Arjun Poudel (kp 30/12/2021)

Nepal records 220 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours (kh 29/12/2021)

Campaign launched to give Covid jabs to half a million people a day : Plan comes amid calls for booster shots, which authorities say will start in about two weeks, by Arjun Poudel (kp 29/12/2021)

Nepal records 264 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 149 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 28/12/2021), Nepal records 264 new cases, 260 recoveries and two deaths on Tuesday (rep 28/12/2021), Nepal reports 241 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,588 and the number of active cases stands at 4,910 (rep 28/12/2021), COVID-19 Update: 241 New Cases, 260 Recoveries (rn 28/12/2021)

Tropical diseases detected in high-altitude places : Several dengue, scrub typhus and Kala-azar cases have been reported in the high hill districts of Okhaldhunga and Kalikot in recent years, health workers say, by Kumbharaj Rai (kp 28/12/2021)

Nepal records 271 new cases, 225 recoveries and one death on Monday (rep 27/12/2021), Nepal sees 271 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 165 cases in 24 hours (kh 27/12/2021), Nepal reports 251 new Covid-19 cases, one death : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,586 and the number of active cases stands at 4,931 (kp 27/12/2021)

New easy-to-use COVID-19 pills come with a catch (rep 27/12/2021)

Syringe shortage leads to halt in Pfizer vaccination in Nepal : Children aged 12 to 17 were to be vaccinated in eight districts including three districts of Kathmandu Valley, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/12/2021), Pfizer vaccine rollout hits a snag as Nepal runs out of syringes : Nepal’s Pfizer vaccine rollout for children becomes uncertain as COVAX facility delays delivery of syringes, by Ashim Neupane (nlt 28/12/2021)

Govt seems to lack plan to tackle Omicron (ht 27/12/2021)

Booster shots to start once 40 percent population jabbed : Officials hope the target will be met by mid-January. No decision on vaccine cocktails taken yet, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/12/2021)

Nepal records 219 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 113 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 26/12/2021), Nepal reports 213 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,585 and the number of active cases stands at 4,906 (kp 26/12/2021), Nepal records 219 new cases, 283 recoveries and two deaths on Sunday (rep 26/12/2021)

Nepal has no plan for booster shots, yet : Country so far has received 39,203,927 doses of various Covid-19 vaccines - Vero Cell, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssenand Pfizer-BioNTech. WHO has only recommended additional dose as part of primary protection for vulnerable groups, by Arjun Poudel (kp 26/12/2021)

Nepal’s two-thirds population vaccinated against Covid : Government plans to vaccinate all Nepalis by mid-April 2022 (kh 26/12/2021)

Nepal records 167 new cases, 226 recoveries and one death on Saturday (rep 25/12/2021), Nepal reports 157 new Covid-19 cases, one death : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,583 and the number of active cases stands at 4,978 (kp 25/12/2021)

Govt starts administering Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to those going abroad for work (rep 25/12/2021)

Omicron variant not a matter of serious concern: Health ministry, by Sangay Sherpa (rep 25/12/2021) [Such a statement is probably not a good idea!]

Nepal sees 260 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 151 cases in 24 hours (kh 24/12/2021), COVID-19 Update: 237 New Infections, 349 Recoveries In 24 Hours (rn 24/12/2021), Nepal reports 237 new Covid-19 cases, one death : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,582 and the number of active cases stands at 5,048 (kp 24/12/2021)

Living with Covid in 2022 : What does the coronavirus have in store for Nepal in the New Year?, by Sonia Awale (nt 24/12/2021)

664,650 Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines arrive through COVAX (nlt 24/12/2021)

Unjabbed and the elderly at high risk amid Omicron threats : Experts call for ramped up vaccination, booster doses and a multi-pronged approach to curb coronavirus spread, by Arjun Poudel (kp 24/12/2021)

COVID-19 Update: 241 New Infections, 263 Recoveries In 24 Hours (rn 23/12/2021), Nepal reports 241 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,581 and the number of active cases stands at 5,161 (kp 23/12/2021), Nepal sees 293 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 148 cases in 24 hours (kh 23/12/2021), Nepal logs 293 new cases, 263 recoveries and two deaths on Thursday (rep 23/12/2021)

Nepal receives over 7.7 million Covid-19 vaccines through COVAX : “The delivery of COVAX-procured vaccines to Nepal is part of ongoing efforts towards ensuring equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines globally.” (nlt 23/12/2021)

Storage facilities full to the brim with vaccines as the government fails to expedite inoculation campaign : There was a time when the government struggled to manage Covid-19 vaccines. Today, storage facilities are full of Covid-19 vaccines but the government struggles to inoculate people, by Ashim Neupane (nlt 23/12/2021), There are vaccines. But there could be syringe shortages : Availability of the safe injection equipment is crucial in fighting the pandemic that’s far from over, by Arjun Poudel (kp 23/12/2021)

Nepal records 236 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 125 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 22/12/2021), Nepal records 263 new cases, 272 recoveries and two deaths on Wednesday (rep 22/12/2021), Nepal reports 217 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,579 and the number of active cases stands at 5,185 (kp 22/12/2021)

Rich countries will now waste 241 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, reports show : Nepal has so far received 38,539,367 doses. COVAX has already supplied more than what it had committed, by Arjun Poudel (kp 22/12/2021)

One more case of Omicron variant confirmed in Nepal (kh 22/12/2021)

Nepal sees 290 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 146 cases in 24 hours (kh 21/12/2021), Nepal reports 252 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,577 and the number of active cases stands at 5,242 (kp 21/12/2021), Nepal records 290 new cases, 232 recoveries and three deaths on Tuesday (rep 21/12/2021)

Over 35,000 students to be inoculated at schools (kh 21/12/2021)

As Omicron spreads in India, experts say next two weeks are crucial : India is reporting a rise in infection by the new variant, against which most vaccines are said to be ineffective, by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/12/2021)

Nepal reports 218 new Covid-19 cases, one death : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,574 and the number of active cases stands at 5,225 (kp 20/12/2021), Nepal sees 220 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 129 cases in 24 hours (kh 20/12/2021), Nepal records 220 new cases, 263 recoveries and one death on Monday (rep 20/12/2021)

No knee-jerk reaction : The only weapon in the government’s armoury in tackling Covid-19 happens to be a strict lockdown (kp 20/12/2021)

Plane carrying over 1.2 million vaccine doses returns to China after failing to land in Kathmandu : Airport officials say the aircraft will come back later on Monday. More vaccine doses are scheduled to arrive from India as well, by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/12/2021), Nepal Receives Over 3 Million Doses Of Covishield, Vero Cell Vaccine (rn 20/12/2021)

1.74 million 12-17 year olds being given Moderna vaccine : Officials: Children in 20 districts including those in Kathmandu Valley to get Pfizer jabs, by Arjun Poudel (kp 20/12/2021)

Nepal records 181 new cases, 289 recoveries and one death on Sunday (rep 19/12/2021), Nepal records 181 new COVID-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 83 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 19/12/2021), Nepal reports 133 new Covid-19 cases, one death : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,573 and the number of active cases stands at 5,271 (kp 19/12/2021)

Nepal’s vaccination rate has slowed down despite enough doses in stock : Authorities must figure out reasons and expedite immunisation pace so that as many people can be covered at the earliest, public health experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 19/12/2021)

Coronavirus infection rate rising in Province 2 (rep 19/12/2021)

High Alert Adopted Against Omicron Variant At Border Transit Point (rn 19/12/2021)

Nepal records 189 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 110 fresh coronavirus cases, by Eak Raj Bastola (kh 18/12/2021)

Govt to administer Moderna vaccine to children above 12 years from Sunday (kh 18/12/2021)

Pfizer Vaccination Campaign In Eight Districts From Dec 29 (rn 18/12/2021)

Nepal records 274 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 161 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 17/12/2021), Nepal reports 269 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,570 and the number of active cases stands at 5,522 (kp 17/12/2021), Nepal records 274 new cases, 270 recoveries and three deaths on Friday (rep 17/12/2021)

Covid jabs to be given from over 16,000 immunisation centres across the country : Public health experts say authorities should launch a door-to-door campaign to immunise the unvaccinated population against the coronavirus, by Arjun Poudel (kp 17/12/2021)

Start jabbing : Why is the government never prepared for anything that comes its way? (kp 17/12/2021)

Nepal records 184 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 87 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 16/12/2021), Nepal reports 160 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,567 and the number of active cases stands at 5,526 (kp16/12/2021), Nepal records 184 new cases, 267 recoveries and two deaths on Thursday (rep 16/12/2021)

Germany hands over more than 4.1m doses of Covid-19 vaccine (ht 16/12/2021), 1,457,000 Doses Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Arriving From Germany (rn 17/12/2021)

Once vaccine-starved, Nepal’s storage now is overflowing with jabs : As officials cannot move doses for vaccination quickly enough, ministry requests suppliers to delay shipments, by Arjun Poudel (kp 16/12/2021)

Nepal records 280 new COVID-19 cases, six deaths in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 118 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 15/12/2021), Nepal logs 280 new cases, 300 recoveries and six deaths on Wednesday (rep 15/12/2021), Nepal reports 252 new Covid-19 cases, six deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,565 and the number of active cases stands at 5,635 (kp 15/12/2021)

Nepal receives 1,8,71,000 doses of Covishield from COVAX : This is the fourth consignment and part of 6,039,000 doses committed by the vaccine sharing facility, by Arjun Poudel (kp 15/12/2021)

Covid positivity rate crosses three percent. Experts say a smaller third wave could hit Nepal this winter : Health Ministry says infection rate has not risen markedly despite increase in new cases, by Arjun Poudel (kp 15/12/2021)

Over 9,000 kids to be given Moderna jabs in Humla (rep 15/12/2021)

Nepal sees 264 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 128 cases in 24 hours (kp 14/12/2021), Nepal records 264 new cases, 262 recoveries and two deaths on Tuesday (rep 14/12/2021), Nepal reports 229 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,559 and the number of active cases stands at 5,689 (kp 14/12/2021)

Study being carried out on protection level of Covid jabs on the immunised : Public health experts say such a survey will be crucial to take a decision on booster shots, by Arjun Poudel (kp 14/12/2021)

Nepal records 341 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 172 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 13/12/2021), Nepal records 341 new cases, 376 recoveries and three deaths on Monday (rep 13/12/2021), Nepal reports 313 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,557 and the number of active cases stands at 5,824 (kp 13/12/2021)

Nepal records 254 new COVID-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 154 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 12/12/2021), Nepal reports 242 new Covid-19 cases, one death : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,554 and the number of active cases stands at 5,890 (kp 12/12/2021), Nepal records 254 new cases, 234 recoveries and one death on Sunday (rep 12/12/2021)

How pandemic ate up a huge chunk of budget : Rs42.53 billion, nearly half of the total allocated for the health sector, spent to fight the virus and address its impact on livelihood and the economy, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/12/2021)

Health Ministry recommends seven-day quarantine for all arrivals : Officials say travel advisory aimed at stemming an outbreak of Omicron could be issued within the next couple of days, by Arjun Poudel (kp 12/12/2021)

Over 1.9 million doses of Moderna vaccine arriving today (kh 12/12/2021), Nepal receives 1,965,600 doses of Moderna vaccine from COVAX : It is the third consignment of Moderna vaccine COVAX has delivered since December 4, which is part of 3,712,000 doses committed by the facility, by Arjun Poudel (kp 13/12/2021)

27,000 people in Banke vaccinated against coronavirus in three days (kh 12/12/2021)

Nepal records 236 new COVID-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours (kh 11/12/2021), Nepal reports 194 new Covid-19 cases, one death : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,553 and the number of active cases stands at 5,883 (kp 11/12/2021), Nepal records 236 new cases, 307 recoveries and one death on Saturday (rep 11/12/2021), COVID-19 Update: 194 New Infections, 307 Recoveries In 24 Hours (rn 11/12/2021), Over 20 million doses Covid-19 vaccine administered (nlt 11/12/2021)

COVID-19 Update: 232 New Infections, 337 Recoveries In 24 Hours (rn 10/12/2021), Nepal reports 232 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,552 and the number of active cases stands at 5,997 (kp 10/12/2021), Nepal sees 259 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 128 cases in 24 hours (kh 10/12/2021

Over-60s jabbed with Vero Cell and those immunocompromised to get third dose : Officials say the third dose is part of a series of primary doses for the elderly and people with suppressed immunity, by Arjun Poudel (kp 10/12/2021)

It's still out there : As people gather in crowds, they need to remember that the virus is lurking around in disguise (kp 10/12/2021)

Omicron may not be as risky, but take care : Boosters for high-risk groups, and vaccines for as many Nepalis as soon as possible, by Sonia Awale (nt 10/12/2021)

Nepal records 211 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 100 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 09/12/2021), Nepal records 211 new cases, 329 recoveries and two deaths on Thursday (rep 09/12/2021), Nepal reports 197 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,549 and the number of active cases stands at 6,105 (kp 09/12/2021)

1.5 mln doses of Moderna COVID vaccine arriving today (kh 09/12/2021)

Govt. Vaccinating People Above 18 Years In Kathmandu Valley (rn 09/12/2021)

Senior citizens to get booster dose (kh 09/12/2021)

Schools could become next epicentre of Covid outbreak, experts warn : Poor monitoring mechanism and lack of seriousness of school administrations to enforce safety measures could invite catastrophe, by Arjun Poudel (kp 09/12/2021)

Nepal records 280 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 146 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 08/12/2021), Nepal reports 255 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,547 and the number of active cases stands at 6,239 (kp 08/12/2021), Nepal records 280 new cases, 366 recoveries and two deaths on Wednesday (rep 08/12/2021)

No decision on ways to curb Omicron spread except talk on action plan : Public health experts say reactive approach has been the problem all along and immediate measures are a must, by Arjun Poudel (kp 08/12/2021)

Kathmandu Hospitals Prepare To Fight New Variant Of COVID-19, by Srijana Khatri (rn 08/12/2021)

Nepal sees 315 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley sees 122 cases in 24 hours (kh 07/12/2021), Nepal records 315 new cases, 304 recoveries and two deaths on Tuesday (rep 07/1/2021), Nepal reports 272 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,545 and the number of active cases stands at 6,352 (kp 07/12/2021)

Omicron confirmed in Nepal. Doctors call for caution and more vaccination : Public health experts say authorities should start preparations for the worst case scenario, by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/12/2021)

Nepal sees 265 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours (kh 06/12/2021), Nepal records 265 new cases, 357 recoveries and two deaths on Monday (rep 06/12/2021), Nepal reports 238 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths
According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,543 and the number of active cases stands at 6,386 (kp 06/12/2021), COVID-19 Update: 238 New Infections, 357 Recoveries In 24 Hours (rn 06/12/2021)

Nepal woefully short on COVID vaccines : The government's claims don't add up as millions of doses needed to meet shortfall (ht 06/12/2021)

Omicron variant confirmed among two including 66-year-old foreigner (rep 06/12/2021), Nepal reports two Omicron cases : One is a foreign national who arrived on November 19 and the other had come in close contact with him (kp 06/12/2021), High Alertness Adopted With Detection Of Omicron Variant In Nepal, by Sharad Sharma (rn 06/12/2021), Contact tracing in 66 people shows no Omicron transfer in others in Nepal (kh 06/12/2021)

Returnees From India Urged To Quarantine For A Week (rn 06/12/2021)

Govt preparing to administer booster dose to citizens to avoid Omicron variant: Health Minister Khatiwada (rep 06/12/2021)

All you need to know about Nepal’s vaccination status : Though information is limited about the effectiveness of the existing vaccines against the latest variant, experts in Nepal have called for expansion of the vaccination coverage as they believe vaccines offer some level of protection, by Arjun Poudel (kp 06/12/2021)

Nepal records 205 new COVID-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours : Kathmandu valley witnesses 103 fresh coronavirus cases (kh 05/12/2021), Nepal records 205 new cases, 436 recoveries and one death on Sunday (rep 05/12/2021), Nepal reports 200 new Covid-19 cases, one death : According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,541 and the number of active cases stands at 6,507 (kp 05/12/2021)

Nepal has stock of 20 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19: Health minister (rep 05/12/2021)

Work on holding centres started before second Covid wave yet to be completed : Public health experts say everyone returning from abroad should be mandatorily quarantined for 14 days, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/12/2021)