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Health Ministry confirms new variant of COVID-19 in Nepal

KATHMANDU, May 18: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has confirmed that three variants of the coronavirus have been detected in Nepal.  Ministry assistant spokesperson Dr Sameer Kumar Adhiakri,on Tuesday, said that the result of gene sequencing of samples collected from 35 districts showed that the B.1.617.2 variant  was detected in 34 samples while the B.1.617.1 variant was confirmed in a sample.The gene sequencing was performed at CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in India.  Adhikari added that the B.1.617.2 is the variant detected in India in recent days while B.1.617.1 is a UK variant. Nepal first reported the Chinese variant last year.  The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier on May 10 classified the coronavirus variant first found in India as a "variant of global concern". Issuing a public statement earlier on Tuesday, the ministry urged the people to adhere to public health protocols as the new variant is more infectious and deadlier to all age groups. 

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New variant poses no additional risks: Health Ministry | The Annapurna Express

The government has urged people not to panic about the new variant of the coronavirus identified in India. Health aut

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New variant poses no additional risks: Health Ministry | The Annapurna Express

The government has urged people not to panic about the new variant of the coronavirus identified in India. Health aut

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No need to panic from new variant of COVID-19, assures Health Ministry

KATHMANDU, Dec 21: The government has urged one and all not to panic over the emergence of the new variant of coronavirus in India.

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No need to panic from new variant of COVID-19, assures Health Ministry

KATHMANDU, Dec 21: The government has urged one and all not to panic over the emergence of the new variant of coronavirus in India.

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Unvaccinated people are 10 times more likely to be infected, 17 times more likely to be hospitalised: Health Ministry

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Immediate lockdown less likely: Health Ministry

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COVID-19: Omicron variant detected in Nepal

KATHMANDU: Omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected in Nepal. Organizing a press conference on Monday, the Health Ministry shared that two people arriving in Nepal from South Africa tested positive for the new variant of the virus. According to Dr Sameer Kumar Adhikari, joint spokesperson for the ministry, the virus was confirmed during a gene sequencing test carried out at the National Public Health Laboratory in Teku on Sunday.  According to the ministry, a 66-year-old foreign national and another 71-year-old person are found to have contracted the virus.

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Third wave of coronavirus may begin by October 1: Health Ministry

KATHMANDU, July 26: Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has projected that the third wave of the novel coronavirus disease  (COVID-19) may begin from October 1 later this year.  Presenting a brief description of the efforts made by the government for the prevention and control of COVID-19 at the Education and Health Committee of parliament on Monday, the officials at ministry said that the third wave of infection could begin by the first week of October.  According to Ganga Lohani, a joint secretary of the ministry, the infection rate may increase again in November and December.  “However, the nature of the new variant, availability and administration of the vaccine, social activity and adherence to basic public health standards could impact the rate,” he added.

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Next few weeks are challenging for Nepal: Health Ministry

20 districts asked to tighten ongoing prohibitory orders  KATHMANDU, May 18: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has said that the people are still defying prohibitory orders enforced by the local administrations despite the rising fears of the second wave of the coronavirus disease triggered by the new variant of the virus.  Issuing a statement on Monday, the ministry said that public movement has decreased by only 59 percent. “Studies have shown that people are still found not abiding by the necessary public health protocols.” According to the ministry, next few weeks are still challenging for Nepal in its fight against the deadlier strain.  Meanwhile, 20 districts including Kathmandu, Rupandehi, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Morang and Kailali are asked to tighten the ongoing prohibitory orders. Similarly, district administration in Kaski, Banke, Dang, Chitwan, Surkhet, Jhapa, Kanchanpur, Makwanpur, Dhanusha, Kavrepalanchowk, Sunsari, Parsa, Bardiya and Palpa need to implement restriction orders effectively.

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839 deaths reported in Nepal since April 1

KATHMANDU, May 11: The coronavirus disease, with its new variant, has been ravaging Nepal at its worst. With the second wave engulfing the country, more than 800 death cases have been reported since April 1.  Highest single-day death count was reported on May 10. According to the Health Ministry, as many as 139 deaths were added on Monday alone taking the fatality tally to 3,859.  Country records 9,271 new cases The country recorded a total of 9,271 new cases of COVID-19 across the country on Monday. The new records were revealed from a total of 17,623 RT-PCR tests and 788 antigen tests. With this, the number of the infected individuals to date reached 403,794.  The Ministry stated that Kathmandu district recorded 2,775 new cases, 327 in Bhaktapur and 505 in Lalitpur district.  Similarly, altogether 4,007 got recovered in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. Presently, the number of active cases is counted at 93,141 while 306,794 have gained recovery. Check the graph:  COVID19 deaths Infogram

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