1,038 security personnel contract COVID-19

Where can one get COVID-19 booster shots in the Valley?

KATHMANDU, Jan 17: Nepal started administering booster doses against COVID-19 in a full swing from Monday. As many as 17 vaccination centers have been set up in the Kathmandu Valley to offer vaccines to the frontline workers including medics, paramedics, security personnel, journalists, cleanliness staff, ambulance drivers among others. Booster shots are being administered at APF Hospital in Balambu, Sahid Memorial Hospital in Kalanki, Birendra Sainik Hospital in Chhauni, Lotse Mall in New Buspark, Nepal Police Hospital in Maharajgunj, Bir Hospital, and Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku. Similarly, booster jabs are also available from Bayodha Hospital in Balkhu, Maternity Hospital in Thapathali, Civil Hospital in New Baneshowr, People’s Dental College and Hospital in Samakhusi, Kathmandu Model Hospital in Exhibition Road, Apex Polyclinic in Jadibuti, Janamaitri Hospital in Balaju, Subechchha Hospital in Thapathli, Norvic Hospital in Thapathali and Nobel Hospital in Sinamanga. One is required to produce a vaccination card verifying the first two doses were administered before getting a booster jab.

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Booster dose administration to front line workers begins (with photos)

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: The government began administering booster dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 to the frontline workers from Sunday. Front line workers including health professionals, security personnel, journalists, cleanliness staff, ambulance and hearse drivers, female health volunteers and staff at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) are being inoculated with booster jabs as per the decision made by the Health and Population Ministry on January 12. Here are some photos taken at a vaccination center in the capital on Sunday afternoon.

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Frontline workers to be administered third COVID-19 jab from next week

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The government is preparing to administer the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers. According to Dr Roshan Pokharel, secretary at the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), frontline workers including medical professionals and security personnel and senior citizens of more than 60 years of age will be inoculated with the third dose of the vaccine against the infectious disease. Similarly, those with poor immune systems will also get the additional jab. Vaccinating the senior citizens and those with poor immune systems will begin from the third week of this month, according to Dr Pokharel. “The additional dose is being administered in view of the possible outbreak of the third wave of the disease,” he added.

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“Govt preparing to inoculate COVID-19 booster dose to frontline workers”

At the time when the country is bracing for the possible third wave of COVID-19 as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is rapidly spreading across the globe, Ratopati talked to the Minister for Health and Population, Birodh Khathiwada regarding the preparations being made by the government to combat the situation: As Nepal has already detected the cases of Omicron Variant of COVID-19 and the variant is spreading rapidly in our neighbouring and other countries, what sort of preparations are being made by the government to combat the possible outbreak? It is a fact that Nepal is currently in a more comfortable position than previous days regarding the COVID-19 management. The best possible ways to combat the pandemic is maintaining social distance, wearing masks and washing hands time and often. We have banned air travel to and from nine countries where the Omicron variant is rapidly spreading. Besides, those travelling from these countries via transit are mandatorily being tested for COVID-19 and kept in quarantine facilities for seven days even if they test negative for the virus. We have stopped providing visas on arrivals to foreign nationals for now. Similarly, health desks are under operation at all 16 transit points of Nepal and India. Of them, quarantine facilities have been set up at eight transit points. Likewise, six isolation wards (1000-bed capacity) of the Nepal Army are ready to provide services in case of COVID-19 outbreak. The number of COVID-19 Laboratories, ICUs and Hospitals have been expanded all across the country. Besides, compared to earlier days, we increased our ventilators, ICUs and Oxygen capacities by 60 percent. Also, Both the people testing positive for the Omicron variant have already recovered and tested negative. Public health experts have claimed that it is inappropriate to begin administering booster doses at a time when Nepal is yet to inoculate COVID-19 vaccine to all the eligible population. What do you say? I have no idea on what basis those experts made their claim. So far 53.7 percent of the total population of the country have received their first dose while 44.5 percent have been fully vaccinated. It might take another one year to vaccinate all the eligible population. Providing booster doses doesn’t mean halting or delaying the COVID-19 vaccination drive. Both the vaccine and booster doses will be administered simultaneously. When will the government begin administering the booster doses? In our early days of COVID-19 vaccination drive, we had begun by inoculating the vaccine to frontline workers. In this view, the booster will also be administered firstly to the as many as 900,000 frontline workers including health workers, journalists, security personnel and sanitation workers. Afterwards, the booster doses will be administered gradually to the general public. And, in case of initiation, the government and stakeholders are currently under discussion and a decision will be made soon. The government has set a target to fully vaccinate the eligible population by mid-April next year. Will the government meet its target on time? It sure will. The government had earlier set a target to provide COVID-19 vaccine to eligible groups i.e people aged above 18 years and progress is being made accordingly. When will children aged between 12 to 18 years get their COVID-19 vaccine? The government will now begin administering COVID-19 vaccine to children aged between 12 to 18 years in their schools. The government has already sent money to buy 10 million doses of vaccine for this group. We are expecting the consignment by late December this year or early January next year. Once the vaccine arrives in Nepal, we will begin inoculating 5 million children. Similarly, the government will also make arrangements for vaccines for children aged below 12 years soon after the World Health Organization approves the vaccine. The erstwhile KP Sharma Oli-led government had inaugurated the establishment of 5 to 19-bed hospitals in all the local levels. What are its progress? The erstwhile government inaugurated the establishment of hospitals in the local level from Baluwatar without allocating budget and making required preparations. We have no map, no DPR and even no lands for the construction. Even Though, after I assumed the office here, we are gradually making preparations. Firstly, land for construction will have to be acquired, then DPR maps are to be finalized, budget is to be mobilized, and then only tenders for the constructions can be announced.

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Teachers anxious about COVID-19 vaccine before going to classroom physically

The country started vaccination campaign against COVID-19 from last January. Along with the availability of vaccine, frontliners, health workers, security personnel, journalists were vaccinated in priority. Soon after that, diplomatic mission employees, parliamentarians, government officials got the vaccine in priority. Now, the government has been running vaccinations on the basis of age group. However, teachers who are required to work with children by profession are demanding vaccination in special priority.

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Health supplies handed over

BAJHANG, June 28: Medical goods have been provided to various local units, the District Hospital Simkhet and the security personnel in the district. This assistance has been made available through the United Mission to Nepal (UMN) to contribute to the fight against COVID-19. The medical goods distributed on Sunday include oxygen, PPE sets, pulse oxymeter, surgical masks, folding beds and mattresses to hospital and health safety materials required for isolation, UMN's Bajhang team leader Jyoti Chapain said. The medical goods are worth Rs 1.64 million. Chief of the District Hospital, Sandip Okheda and Chief District Officer, Mohan Adhikari, thanked UMN and its partner organisations for providing the health assistance at the time of need.

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Tamu Society UK provides Rs 1.125 million in aid of COVID-19 patients

LONDON, June 11: The Tamu Society UK has provided Rs 1.125 million in support of the COVID-19 affected people in Nepal. The philanthropic organisation supported the National Innovation Centre set up by Mahabir Pun. It provided Rs 525 thousand to the Centre. Likewise, the Society has supported Rs 300 thousand each to the foundation set up by media person Rabi Lamichhane and the organisation founded by health worker and writer Radha Poudel, said Chitra Gurung, the founding president of the Society. This amount was collected by the Society through its fund raising campaign. The Society had also donated PPEs worth 1,000 Pound Sterling to a government hospital in London after the outbreak of the pandemic. It also distributed PPEs to the elderly Nepali population living in Britain and helped the Nepali students as well as distributed food stuff to some 300 Nepalis losing job due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the Tanahu Society UK has provided more than Rs 808 thousand 640 to the COVID-19 Crisis Management Mega Campaign initiated by the Tanahu Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Nepal. The Chamber has already distributed health materials worth one million to the local levels, hospitals and security personnel in Tanahu district in the fight against the pandemic.

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19 lawmakers catch COVID-19

KATHMANDU, May 8: As many as 19 lawmakers of the federal parliament have found to have contracted the coronavirus. Of them, 18 are the members of the House of Representatives (HoR) and one belongs to the National Assembly (NA). According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, a total of 160 individuals including the lawmakers, staff at the secretariat, security personnel and marshalls among others were diagnosed with the disease through the PCR tests which were carried out on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. As many as 1,235 individuals underwent the tests for the infectious disease for the upcoming special session of the lower house of parliament where PM Oli is taking a vote of confidence.

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Second dose of COVID-19 vaccine being administered from today (check schedule)

KATHMANDU, April 15: Those who had received the first dose of vaccines against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the first phase of vaccination drive are being administered the second shot from Tuesday. According to the Health Directorate under the Social Development Ministry of Bagmati Province, those receiving the first shot of vaccines can visit any of the convenient vaccine centers for the second dose between until Saturday (April 24). They are also required to show their vaccine cards before getting the second shot, according to the Directorate. A total of 20 vaccine centers have been set up inside the Kathmandu valley. As many as 438,879 frontline workers including medics, government employees, security personnel, cleaning staff, media persons employees at diplomatic missions and financial institutions among others were administered the first dose of the Covishield vaccines against the viral infection between January 27 and February 22 earlier this year.

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Second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to be administered between April 20 and 24

KATHMANDU, April 15: Those who had received the first dose of vaccines against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the first phase of vaccination drive are being inculcated in the second dose starting April 20. Issuing a public notice, the Health Directorate under the Social Development Ministry of Bagmati Province asked those receiving the first shot of vaccines to visit any of the convenient vaccine centers for the second dose between April 20 and 24. They are required to show their vaccine cards during their visit, according to the Directorate. A total of 20 vaccine centers have been set up inside the Kathmandu valley. As many as 438,879 frontline workers including medics, government employees, security personnel, cleaning staff, media persons employees at diplomatic missions and financial institutions among others were administered the first dose of the Covishield vaccines against the viral infection between January 27 and February 22 earlier this year.

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1,038 security personnel contract COVID-19

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