Student leaders in Sunsari demand early vaccination to exam-appearing students, staffs

ITAHARI, July 19: Student' leaders of Sunsari district have urged government for speedy vaccination to all students and academic professionals working for upcoming exams. Nepal's largest university Tribhuvan University has announced exams schedule for the month of Shrawan. Students' leaders are weary of possible COVID-19 outbreak within exam-appearing students and other staffs. ''Unvaccinated examinees have high risk of infecting and transmitting coronavirus. Therefore, they need early jabs before appearing in their scheduled exams in this month,'' demanded Mandip Bhattarai, the district chair of Nepal Students Union. Bhattarai said the available vaccination must be prioritized among examinees, teachers, guards, administrative staffs and all others who are at the forefront of all upcoming examinations. He added, ''Vaccination before examination is urgently required for the safety of all not just for those involved in the examination process as it is said that no-one is safe until everyone is safe in times of this pandemic.'' Bhattarai cautioned about possible Delta variant outbreak from exam centres. GB Gazal, the central committee member of All Nepal National Free Students' Union (ANNFSU) seconded Bhattarai. ''Government needs to treat all exam related people as frontline people for the vaccination drive,'' said Gazal, ''As the exam-appearing number is not so big, government must prioritize them for the vaccination.'' Gazal expressed his unhappiness for failing to list students and teachers as frontline people for the nationwide vaccination campaign. ''From the very beginning students are not in the must-vaccinate group. This is unbecoming gesture from governmental authority,'' said Gazal. He added, ''This time, we have heard about more vaccines are coming from abroad. Students must be given first priority.''

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Govt administering COVID-19 vaccines to children in these 27 districts from Thursday

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COVID-19 update: 2,526 new cases of coronavirus, 16 deaths in 24 hours

A total of 2,526 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in the last 24 hours in the country. Similarly, 16 persons lost lives to the contagion in the same period. The Ministry of Health and Population informed in its regular bulletin that 11,073 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours to confirm the infections. Similarly, in the same period, 8,425 persons got rid of coronavirus infection in the latest update. The number of people getting rid of coronavirus has reached 895,868. The recovery rate stands at 92.9 percent. The infection rate at present is 18.3 percent. Meanwhile, the Ministry shared that more than half a million people received vaccination against COVID-19 in the 24 hours alone. Currently, active cases of coronavirus are 56,457 in the country. The number of fatalities has so far reached 11,794. The fatality rate is 1.3 percent. Moreover, there are 51 infected persons receiving treatment with ventilator support while 243 at ICU in different health facilities across the country. The districts having more than 500 active cases of coronavirus are Morang, Sunsari, Jhapa, Dhanusha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Chitwan, Makwanpur, Kavrepalanchowk, Kaski, Nawalparasi Purba, Banke, Rupandehi and Kailali. Similarly, the districts having more than 200 active cases of coronavirus are Siraha, Saptari, Parsa, Bara, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Dhading, Sindhuli, Nuwakot, Gorkha, Syangja, Baglung, Tanahu, Gulmi, Palpa, Bardiya, Dang, Surkhet and Kanchanpur.

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Dharan Sub-Metropolis to procure COVID-19 vaccines on its own

DHARAN, May 31: Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City in Sunsari has rolled up its sleeve to vaccinate its people as a part of COVID-19 prevention response. Towards this, the Sub-Metropolis has sent letter to the Ministry of Health and Population in Kathmandu seeking its permission for procurement of the vaccines which would ensure health security to the people here against deadly infection. Sub-Metropolitan Mayor Tilak Rai said that the Sub-Metropolis decided to make requisition for vaccinations needed for 100,000 locals over 18 years of age. The Sub-Metropolis is in need of 100,000 first dose of the vaccine and another 100,000 second dose. Mayor Rai shared that they wrote letters to Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Kathmandu and also sent it to the Offices of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers in Province No 1 for appraisal. Furthermore, the Province No 1 government's Ministry of Social Development has been informed about the letter sent to the central authority for the procurement of the vaccines with its own resources. Almost of the senior citizens and civil employees in Dharan Sub-Metropolis have already received vaccination, informed Metropolis’ Health Division Chief, Umesh Mehata. The Sub-Metropolis has recorded a total of 5,686 COVID-19 cases since the outbreak of second wave of COVID-19. The number of active cases stands at 570 till date while 38 people have lost their lives to the flu-like infection, said Mehata

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