Imposed since April 29, the prohibitory order would now remain in place until midnight of May 12.
Prohibitory orders in Kathmandu extended by a week amid COVID-19 surge ANI | Updated: May 04, 2021 20:46 IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 4 (ANI): Nepal on Tuesday alone reported 7,660 new cases of COVID-19 infection while another 55 succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours.
Owing to the increasing number of coronaviruscases, the local administration of Kathmandu Valley has extended the prohibitory orders by another week.
The prohibitory order that was imposed since April 29, would now remain in place until midnight of May 12. Food shops and groceries will be allowed to operate only between 7 AM and 9AM from
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Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi speaks with journalists, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Photo: Chandra Bahadur Ale
Kathmandu, April 13
The government of Nepal fears the daily Covid-19 case count in Nepal might reach as many as 11,000 by mid-June.
Speaking with journalists in Kathmandu on Tuesday, Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi says the number of active cases might be around 600,000 by then.
“Let’s wish it would not happen,” Tripathi said, “But, this projection is based on the existing trend.”
Nonetheless, the government is preparing to face the situation, he maintained.
Meanwhile, the minister said the new variant of the coronavirus had attacked youth and children more than adults, and it was more worrisome.
As Nepal struggles to procure vaccines two ministers talk with their Indian counterparts Kathmandu Post
Nepal, April 10 As Nepal scrambles to secure sufficient Covid-19 vaccines, two ministers on Friday asked their Indian counterparts to help expedite their supply.
Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali talked to Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar while Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi had a telephone conversation with Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. He [Gyawali] requested the External Affairs Minister of India for necessary facilitation for the supply of vaccines for Nepal to continue administering the second dose of vaccination for people at the highest risk, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
Nepal PM Oli takes India-made Covishield vaccine
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Updated: Sunday, March 7, 2021, 18:59 [IST]
Kathmandu, Mar 07: Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli took the India-made Covishield coronavirus vaccine on Sunday, as the Himalayan nation gears up to start the second phase of its immunisation drive.
The 69-year-old Nepalese leader received the Covishield jab at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital here on Sunday morning. His wife Radhika Shakya was also vaccinated.
Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli
The Covishield vaccine was developed in a collaboration between Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. It is manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India.