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Portugal sets up emergency relief fund to assist Nepalis

Portugal has set up an emergency relief fund to assist the Nepali diaspora amid the covid-19 crisis

Flight suspension extended till April 30

The government today decided to extend suspension of international flights to and from Tribhuvan International Airport till April 30

PM Oli draws flak for brushing aside crucial issues

Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli addressed the nation in the wake of extension of the lockdown till April 15 to fight the spread of COVID-19, but critics termed it a ‘formality that failed to instil hope or answer crucial questions being raised about governance’

Operation of international flights to be halted till end of April

The government has decided to halt the operation of international flights till the end of April as a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19

PM Oli’s address to the nation

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli addressed the nation today to share the current updates on national situation of COVID-19 and steps taken by the government to contain its spread

Nationwide lockdown extends till April 15

The Nepalese government has decided to take the two-week long lockdown to its third week

Around 800 tourists evacuated on four flights from Kathmandu

Around 800 more tourists were evacuated today to their respective countries in collaboration with Nepal Tourism Board

First local transmission of COVID-19

The first case of local transmission of COVID-19 has been reported in Nepal. With this, the total number of confirmed cases has reached nine across the country, of which four are from Sudurpaschim Province

First locally transmitted case confirmed in Nepal

Teh first case of local transmission of the coronavirus infection has been confirmed in Nepal. The Ministry of Health and Population today shared the information of three new confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which two persons recently returned to Nepal from India while one contracted the contagion from a previously infected person

Industries allowed to resume in Nepal with residential workers

The Nepalese government has decided to allow the resumption of operations of industrial establishments manufacturing essential products if they met certain conditions

NAC flight brings back medical kits from China

A chartered Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) flight — Airbus (A330-200) — which had flown to Guangzhou, China to bring medical kits returned home Friday

Nepal’s sixth confirmed case

One more person has tested positive for Covid-19, making it the sixth case of coronavirus infection in Nepal

Nine participants of religious congregation in India quarantined

Rajbiraj (HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE): Nine persons from Rajbiraj, Saptari, who had participated in a Muslim congregation in India and returned home after secretly crossing the border have been placed in quarantine

COVID-19 sample tests begin from all seven Nepal provinces

All seven provinces of Nepal have started COVID-19 sample testing after receiving Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machines on Tuesday

400 Nepalis stuck at Nepal-India border

Bhairahawa (HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE): More than 400 Nepali migrant workers have been stranded at the Nepal-India border in Rupandehi district for the last four days after the government closed border points with India to halt the spread of coronavirus in Nepal