Nepal COVID-19 Update: 1945 new cases, 5364 recoveries and 22 fatalities recorded on Friday

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: Kathmandu Valley records 1107 new Covid-19 cases...

Chhath celebration amid coronavirus pandemic in Parsa

BIRGUNJ: Hindu devotee women and revellers were seen gathering at Ghadiarba Pond and at Ranighat, the bank of Sirsiya River, to offer prayers to the Sun God during Chhath festival amid coronavirus pandemic in...

Govt decides to provide concessional commercial loan to entrepreneurs

KATHMANDU: The government has decided to bring the scheme of concessional commercial loan in order to revive businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The concessional commercial loan would be provided to the small and cottage...

Kathmandu Valley records 1107 new Covid-19 cases on Friday

KATHMANDU: The three districts of Kathmandu Valley reported a total of 1,107 new cases of coronavirus infection on Friday. Of the total, 484 are females and 623 are males. As many as 862 cases were recorded...

Asian Development Bank approves Rs 17.7bn loan to improve two airports’ capacity

KATHMANDU: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $150 million (equivalent to Rs 17.7 billion) concessional loan to improve the capacity of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) and Gautam Buddha Airport (GBA) in Nepal. Tourism...

Georgia affirms Biden’s victory as Trump attempts to undermine election

DETROIT/WILMINGTON, DELAWARE: After a painstaking recount, Georgia officials confirmed on Thursday that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in the battleground state on November 3, further narrowing the president’s dubious effort to overturn...

COVID-19 reinfection unlikely for at least 6 months, study finds

LONDON: People who’ve had COVID-19 are highly unlikely to contract it again for at least six months after their first infection, according to a British study of healthcare workers on the frontline of fight...

India could get access to AstraZeneca vaccine by January, local manufacturer says

MUMBAI: The head of an Indian company contracted to make AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID vaccine said it could deliver it to health care workers and elderly Indians by January as the country’s caseload of infections...