Spain provides medical assistance to Nepal to combat COVID-19

KATHMANDU, May 20: The Government of Spain provided support of medical equipment and supplies to the Government of Nepal on Thursday afternoon. Magdy Marinez Soliman, Director of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), handed over the materials to Hridayesh Tripathi, Minister for Health and Population (MoHP), at a brief ceremony held at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu. The items arrived in a chartered flight sent by the Government of Spain include 144,000 sets of rapid antigen test kit, 10 units of oxygen concentrator, 144,000 units of FFP2 mask, 50 units of oxygen cylinder and 15 sets of ventilator. Minister Tripathi thanked the Spanish Government for the generous support of life-saving materials, which would help address the crisis caused by the surge of COVID-19 cases. Dawa Futi Sherpa, Ambassador of Nepal to Spain, and senior officials of the Ministry of Health and Population and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) were present on the occasion. Meanwhile, the Spanish delegation called on Bharat Raj Paudyal, Foreign Secretary, later this afternoon. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations, international cooperation and post-pandemic economic recovery, among others. Foreign Secretary Paudyal stated that Spain’s timely support reflects the profound Nepal-Spain friendship. Director Soliman, conveying Spain’s solidarity to Nepal’s fight against the pandemic, hoped that the support would be helpful for treatment of the affected people. The support received today is in response to the request of the Government of Nepal to the Spanish Government, communicated both bilaterally and through the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, for supporting Nepal with vaccines, medicines, equipment and supplies related to COVID-19.

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Nepal records 852 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday

KATHMANDU, Aug 17: Nepal recorded 852 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. With this, there are currently 5,462 active cases of COVID-19 across the country, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). Likewise, 328 people who had earlier tested positive for the disease have recovered in the past 24 hours. As many as 6,383 COVID-19 tests were conducted across the country in the past 24 hours.

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KATHMANDU, July 20: Nepal on Wednesday recorded 391 new cases of COVID-19. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 3,981 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours. Of them, 340 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and 51 antigen tests turned out to be positive for the disease. With this, Nepal’s active COVID-19 case tally now stands at 2,276 as of Wednesday afternoon. Likewise, the Kathmandu Valley recorded 216 new cases of COVID-19 on the same day. Of them, 22 were detected in Lalitpur, nine in Bhaktapur and 185 in Kathmandu districts.

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Should Nepal be bracing for fourth wave of COVID-19?

KATHMANDU, July 20: After more than four months, Nepal is once again witnessing the rise of new novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Nepal on Tuesday recorded 357 new cases of COVID-19, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). The number was 457 on Monday. Even if the COVID-19 test positivity is going up daily, the ministry has so far not declared the situation as the fourth wave of the disease. However, the public health experts maintain that the fourth wave of COVID-19 has already begun in Nepal. Director at the Epidemiology & Disease Control Division (EDCD), Dr Chuman Lal Das said that the fourth wave of COVID-19 has already begun showing indications in the country. Dr Das also maintained that the BA.5 sub-variant of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 could be causing a surge in new cases recently. According to Dr Babu Ram Marasaini, former director of EDCD, continuous surge in daily new cases of COVID-19 which was down to seven or eight cases a few weeks ago shows that the country has already been hit by the fourth wave of COVID-19. Nepal has recorded 2,026 new cases of COVID-19 in the past eight days. With the rise in the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals, medics and health workers are also testing positive for the virus. According to Dr Prawajol Shrestha at Bir Hospital, three doctors, three sanitation workers and two nurses have tested positive for the disease. Likewise, the disease has been diagnosed in seven health workers in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), according to Dr Niraj Bam.

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11 succumb to COVID-19 in Nepal on Tuesday

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Nepal on Tuesday recorded 1,957 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday along with 5,103 recoveries. 11 people succumbed to COVID-19 on the same day, according to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). The new cases were detected through 12,692 tests conducted on Tuesday. With this, the number of COVID-19 active case tally of Nepal has now reached 36,181 as of Tuesday afternoon. Similarly, as many as 273,349 people received the COVID-19 vaccine today.

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CPN (Unified Socialist) Chair Nepal tests positive for COVID-19

KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist), Madhav Kumar Nepal has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Chair Nepal underwent a test on Tuesday after developing symptoms similar to that of COVID-19, according to Jagannath Khatiwada, a leader of the party. “He has isolated himself at his residence,” added Khatiwada. Earlier, CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha who had attended a ruling alliance’s meeting along with Nepal had contracted the virus. Prime Minister Deuba, who remained isolated after Prachanda’s COVID-19 report, however, tested negative on Tuesday.

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Nepal to get Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine from China

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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines gets approval for emergency use among children in Nepal

KATHMANDU, September 12: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been granted approval for emergency use against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nepal. The Department of Drugs Administrations (DDA) has granted the approval to administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines among childrens in Nepal. “The DDA has granted permission to distribute Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines through the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP),” said Narayan Prasad Dhakal, Director General of the department. “The government can now procure the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines and administer it among childrens.” The government has begun preparations to administer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to children who are more than 12 years old. Nepal is scheduled to receive 100,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines in a few days through the COVAX facility. So far, along with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, Vero Cell, J & J and Astrazeneca vaccines have been given approval for emergency use against COVID-19. (With inputs from Annapurna Post)

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Nepal reports 3,042 new COVID-19 cases

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Nepal on Friday confirmed at least 3,042 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease. According to the health ministry, those cases were detected through 17,654 tests carried out across the country in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, 2,244 COVID-19 patients got over the disease on Friday taking Nepal's COVID-19 recovery rate to 93.1 percent. Twenty six patients, however, lost their battle against the disease. With this, COVID-19 fatality tally has soared to 10,455.