Forest fires in surrounding districts make Kathmandu world's most polluted city
There are incidents of fire in a half of the country’s forests, officials say, putting human health, wildlife at great risk.
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There are incidents of fire in a half of the country’s forests, officials say, putting human health, wildlife at great risk.
Deteriorating air quality in Kathmandu Valley could exacerbate severity, deaths from coronavirus infection, doctors warn.
Health ministry says any cold, cough and fever case could be a Covid infection unless it is proven otherwise.
Sirens blaring, a military hearse and an escort jeep race through Nepal's capital Kathmandu.
COVID-19: Hospitals run out of beds, soldiers take over as undertakers - Nepal battles second wave of pandemic Sirens blaring, a military hearse and an escort jeep race through Nepal's capital Kathmandu. Soldiers dressed in PPE kits have been called to the home of 84-year-old Draupada Bhetwal on the outskirts of the city - she had tested positive for COVID-19 and succumbed to Fear of the pandemic has gripped the country and its people. The military has been drafted to pick up bodies of those who have died at homes and hospitals. Hers is the third body they have picked up this m...