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Remdesivir has a "clear-cut" effect in helping COVID-19 patients recover, a top US scientist who oversaw a large clinical trial into the highly-anticipated antiviral said Wednesday, hailing it as proof that a drug can block the coronavirus.Anthony Fauci made the remarks at the White House shortly after the medicine's manufacturer, Gilead…

A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Sunday evening has decided to extend the ongoing nationwide lockdown by ten days until May 7.Earlier, the government had extended the lockdown until April 27. The meeting held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar also concluded that the lockdown has been very effective to prevent…

The government has decided to halt the operation of international and domestic flights till May 15 as a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19.A meeting of the High-Level Coordination Committee for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 held at Singhadurbar this morning took a decision to this effect.The meeting led by…

India on Wednesday sent 23 tonnes of essential medicines to Nepal to help it fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which has infected 45 people in the country. The country’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the generous support.“I thank Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji for India’s…

Three new patients have tested positive for novel coronavirus disease on Wednesday.According to the spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population Dr Bikash Devkota, three males of 24, 60 and 72 years of age tested positive for the deadly virus via PCR method at a lab in BKIHS, Dharan.With this total number of COIVD-19 patients…

The total number of recorded cases of coronavirus transmission in the country has reached 42 today, with eleven people testing positive for the infection in a single day.There were only 31 cases reported till the 32nd case was confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Population at its daily press bulletin earlier today.However, as…

Two female coronavirus patients — one 19-year-old and another 65-year-old — who had been undergoing treatment at different hospitals, were discharged today after they tested negative twice.These patients include the second coronavirus positive patient who had been undergoing treatment at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital,…

The number of people infected by coronavirus jumped to 30 in Nepal after 14 more people tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, Ministry of Health and Population confirmed.According to the ministry, 12 men from Udayapur and two men from Chitwan tested positive for the deadly virus. The number of coronavirus infections has climbed to 30…

When COVID-19 came to Nepal, attention turned to an unlikely group of victims: hundreds of monkeys, cows and pigeons.Normally, the animals are fed by thousands of devotees at the country’s most revered Hindu temple, Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. But last month Nepal’s government ordered a complete lockdown to stop the spread of the…

Scores of unsuspecting migrant workers were expelled by Qatar after being informed that they would undergo examination for the new coronavirus, Amnesty International has found. Doha has denied the allegation.Qatari police apprehended hundreds of Nepalese men last month and illegally expelled them from the country, according to 20 men…