COVID-19 in Nepal

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on Thursday confirmed the detection of 18 new cases of coronavirus infection.

The Chinese government and the United Nations Development Programme jointly launched a programme to improve the healthcare waste management system in response to COVID-19 in Nepal.

The economic and social crisis and other problems of livelihood are also things to be considered. Complete lockdown is not the solution.

Police have held 3,842 vehicles for defying the prohibitory order across the country in the past 24 hours.

The United States has advised its citizens not to travel to Nepal. This warning has been issued due to the high infection rates of the coronavirus seen in Nepal in recent weeks.

The Ministry of Health and Population has appealed to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies to halt the operation of industries using oxygen.

The government has issued new directives to contain the coronavirus infection as new cases have been increasing rapidly.

At least 3,565 children below five years in Nepal have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus.