Kathmandu, June 6 As Nepal geared up for its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic last March, the Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre was formed.The deputy prime minister led it.Last month the Covid-19 Crisis Management Centre was reorganised after the Covid-19 Crisis Management Ordinance was issued.A retired general of the Nepal Army has been appointed to lead it.The centre led by Balananda Sharma, a former lieutenant general, has a top Health.
KATHMANDU (XINHUA, KATHMANDU POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Nepal logged another record high of Covid-19 cases on Thursday (May 6) with 9,070 infections, raising concerns that it could be like next-door India which is struggling through a tsunami of coronavirus infections and deaths.
Nepal has also been reporting a surge of deaths caused by Covid-19 with 54 new deaths reported on Thursday, the third day in a row that the country has chalked up more than 50 deaths.
The spike in Covid-19 cases started on April 18 when 1,015 cases were recorded, and began hitting new highs from then on, overwhelming the healthcare system as patients scramble for intensive care beds.