Nepal COVID-19 Update: 1382 new cases, 1621 recoveries, 23 fatalities recorded today

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Health Ministry, in its regular press briefing, shared the latest updates on coronavirus contagion from across the country, and government’s response to the health crisis. Read Also: 594 new Covid-19 cases reported in Kathmandu...

Chelsea’s Kepa to face Krasnodar, Ziyech out

LONDON: Kepa Arrizabalaga will start in goal for Chelsea in Tuesday’s Champions League home game against Krasnodar, but winger Hakim Ziyech will miss out due to a hamstring injury, manager Frank Lampard said on Monday. Ziyech was...

Mount Everest is higher than we thought, say Nepal and China

Nepal, China agree on official height of world’s highest peak New figure is a little higher than their previous estimates Mount Everest straddles Nepali-Chinese border Mountaineers say 2015 earthquake may have altered peak’s height KATHMANDU: Mount Everest is higher...

India could authorise COVID-19 vaccines in weeks, 300 million on priority list

MUMBAI: India may approve some coronavirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche, the country’s top health official said on Tuesday. “There are multiple...

In COVID-19 milestone for West, Britain starts mass vaccination

Britain begins vaccinating population with Pfizer/BioNTech shot Grandma is first to receive shot: ‘I can finally see my family’ Coronavirus not defeated yet, PM Johnson cautions A test case for the world; vaccine must be stored at...

Zidane ‘not thinking’ about sack ahead of Borussia showdown

MADRID: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insisted he is not contemplating losing his job if his side fail to progress from the Champions League group stage. The 13-time European champions, who have never failed to make it...

We would have been lost without young players, says Liverpool’s Klopp

LONDON: Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has hailed his crop of youngsters for seizing their opportunities in recent weeks and helping the Premier League champions cope with the loss of veteran first-team players through injury. Goalkeeper...

594 new Covid-19 cases reported in Kathmandu Valley on Tuesday

KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu valley reported 594 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday. Of the total 1,382 new cases in the country, Kathmandu district reported 412 infections while Lalitpur and Bhaktapur registered...