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KATHMANDU, July 23: The Ministry of Health and Population has issued a directive to the National Academy of Medical Sciences to depute long-term health workers and employees from the National Institute of Medical Sciences to designated posting areas.
Nepal on Tuesday reported the first COVID-19-related death in the last three months and detected 106 new cases of the virus in the past 24 hours, a week after the Himalayan nation confirmed the detection of the new Omicron variant “XBB1.16”. The country-wide death toll reached 12,021
The country-wide death toll reached 12,021 with the addition of the lone death, The Ministry of Health and Population said during its regular briefing on Tuesday.
The country-wide death toll reached 12,021 with the addition of the lone death, says Ministry of Health and Population
So far 10 of the 24 samples tested by the Health Ministry have been confirmed, Dr Sameer Kumar Adhikari, deputy spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, said.According to the ministry, to identify the molecular genetic changes in COVID-19, 24 PCR, and antigen-positive samples were collected in March at the National Public Health Laboratory through random sampling.Of the 24 samples collected, two tested positive for BA.1.1, two for BA.