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WHO chief urges China to give “full access” to probe origins of Covid-19

Sep 18, 2023

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on China to offer greater transparency regarding the origins of Covid-19

New Covid-19 variant EG.5 on the rise in US

Aug 10, 2023

The variant is causing about 17 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases in the country compared to 16 per cent for the next most common lineage.

Omicron variant widespread in the country

Apr 4, 2023

The Ministry of Health and Population has stated that coronavirus infection is increasing in Nepal due to the seasonal cold.

Around 1 million children above 5 years deprived of Covid vaccines

Apr 4, 2023

Around one million children, above five years of age, have not received even a single dose of the vaccine in Nepal, citing the country's Ministry of Health and Population.

1st batch of Bivalent vaccines arrives

Feb 13, 2023

The first batch of Pfizer's new vaccine, Bivalent, which is said to work in controlling Omicron, has arrived in Kathmandu.

1.5m Bivalent vaccines coming to Nepal

Feb 7, 2023

The government has said that Pfizer's new vaccine (bivalent vaccine), for Omicron, will arrive in Nepal in the week following February 13.

40 pc of Chinese people infected with Covid in last month

Jan 5, 2023

As many as 40 per cent of the Chinese population was infected by COVID-19 over the past month amid the rising number of cases in the country.

India records 2,582 new Covid cases

Jan 3, 2023

India reported 2,582 cases, fresh Covid cases and 222 recoveries in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs.

New variant 'XBB' coronavirus detected in Nepal

Oct 24, 2022

According to the joint spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr. Sameer Kumar Adhikari, the sub-variant of Omicron'XBB' has been identified in Nepal.