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Prince Charles, the eldest son and heir to Queen Elizabeth II, is showing mild symptoms of the new coronavirus and is self-isolating in Scotland, his office said on Wednesday (March 25), as Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the country’s response to tackling the outbreak.The 71-year-old Prince of Wales is staying on his mother’s…

Ncell Private Limited has contributed Rs 100 Million (10 crore) to the Government-established COVID-19 Infection Prevention, Control and Treatment Fund that’ll enable government for the preparedness to procure logistics such as personal protective gears, health equipment, PCR testing kits and other materials required in the testing,…

Nepal goes into coronavirus lockdown three days after the government took some drastic measures to control the spread of COVID-19 in the country.Government of Nepal has decided to impose a lockdown, which will come into force on Tuesday, at 6:00 am, in a bid to avert unpleasant outcome at the hands of the aggressive virus that has taken…

Country's three security agencies have geared up the preparation to prevent the outbreak of coronavirus with high alertness. Nepal remains as one of the most vulnerable zones in view of the COVID-19 outbreak and its spread.The virus which had emerged from Wuhan of Hubei Province in China and has now reached almost across the globe including…

A 19-year-old Nepali student who returned to Nepal from France via Qatar on March 17 has tested positive for Covid-19.According to Minister for Health Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal, the student has been admitted to the Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku.The woman, who had been in self-quarantine since returning from France,…

As most countries across the world have issued travel bans to stop the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, 10,000 foreigners are stranded in Nepal at present.According to the Department of Immigration (DoI), a total of 10,030 foreigners have extended their visas in the last six days to stay back in Nepal.Most of the foreigners have…

The Government of Nepal has decided to shut all it’s borders along India And China from 10 am on Monday for a week.A meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers held today made a decision to this effect.The Home Ministry will inform districts sharing borders with the two countries in the North and the South regarding the cabinet decision.…

As the vast majority of Indians stayed indoors during a 14-hour nationwide public curfew that began at 7am yesterday, the government issued an advisory to different state governments for a prolonged lockdown in 75 districts that have reported confirmed coronavirus infections.This means only those providing essential services, such as…

The Nepali government has banned the export of medicines, mask and sanitizers amid potential shortage in the country amid novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Nepal's Home Ministry said on Sunday.The local administrations in different districts and security agencies have been instructed to block any attempt to export these items, the…

All 98 passengers in the Silk Air, that landed on Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) Saturday night have been confirmed to be Nepali Citizens.The Silk Air flight landed on TIA at 8:32 pm, ignoring the Department of Immigration (DoI)’s March 18 notice restricting passengers from taking direct or transit flights originating from Europe,…