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The Kathmandu metropolis has urged the public to dial 1180, a toll-free number in case the coronavirus (COVID-19) is noticed.In a press statement today, Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya called on the public to take the help of the toll-free number 1180 operated by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office and 102 for the ambulance service.The…

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday announced a number of prohibitive measures including suspension of incoming international flights to Nepal and long-distance transport operation amid COVID-19 outbreak.In an address to the nation on Friday evening, the prime minister announced that all the incoming international flights to Nepal…

Last month, Wuhan was overwhelmed with thousands of new cases of coronavirus each day. But in a dramatic development that underscores just how much the outbreak has pivoted toward Europe and the United States, Chinese authorities said Thursday that the city and its surrounding province had no new cases to report.The news offered a rare…

The Nepali Army has set up makeshift tents to provide quarantine facilities to possible coronavirus suspects.The NA has set up 54 tents that can accommodate 108 persons in Bhadrakali. Two persons will be kept in a tent. “The tents have been divided into nine clusters; each cluster will have six tents.“If anyone in the quarantine shows…

The government has banned all passengers, including Nepalis, from entering Nepal from European Union territories, including the United Kingdom, West Asia, Gulf countries and countries like Iran, Turkey, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan. The ban will come into effect from March 20 midnight and will remain in place until April 15.All…

The government has decided to shut down cinema halls, gyms, dance bars, health clubs, stadium, musuems, swimming pool and other similar spots till April 30 to prevent possible spread of COVID-19.A meeting of the high level committee to coordinate for prevention and control of COVID-19 under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister and…

The government has postponed all examinations scheduled to be held in Chaitra.Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Girirajmani Pokharel said that the government had decided to postpone all examinations, including SEE.Earlier today, the meeting of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Secretariat had recommended the government to…

A clinical trial evaluating a vaccine designed to protect against the new coronavirus will begin Monday, according to a government official.The first participant in the trial will receive the experimental vaccine on Monday, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the trial has not been publicly announced yet. The…

United States Embassy in Nepal is cancelling appointments for routine Diversity Visa and nonimmigrant visa from Tuesday, following the global spread of COVID-19.Routine visa services have been halted indefinitely until further notice.“We will resume as soon as possible but are unable to provide a specific date at this time,” the embassy…

Metropolitan Traffic Police division will enforce new lane rules for vehicles plying the Koteshwor-Kalanki road section from tomorrow onwards.The rule introduced a few days ago along Koteshwor-Suryabinayek road segment will be implemented along the Koteshwor-Kalanki road as well.As per the new rules, the left lanes have been designated…