Hundreds of daily wage earners stranded in Kathmandu valley have started embarking on a long walk home after the government extended the lockdown, clamped to contain spread of coronavirus disease, by a week till next Tuesday

The government has conducted a total of 993 tests for COVID-19 infection as of this afternoon, including 76 tests Monday There were no new positive results today, which means there are four active cases and one cured case in Nepal

More than 300 Nepalis have been stranded at the Nepal-India border point of the far-western for the last four days after government closed down border points with India and China to prevent the spreading of coronavirus in the country

Nepal has announced a relief package targeting those affected by the government’s move to put the country under lockdown to slow down the spread of coronavirus

It’s the fifth day of the lockdown and it has already disrupted the lives of millions in Nepal. Only essential businesses such as grocery, pharmacies, hospitals, banks and petrol stations are operating, leaving informal traders and workers unsure how they are going to survive if the lockdown extends

Five umbrella organisations of education consultancies working for Nepali students in Nepal and Australia have issued a joint press release, requesting the Government of Australia, Embassy of Australia in Nepal, Australian High Commission in India, Australian education providers, Australian communities, Embassy of Nepal in Australia and other stakeholders to provide necessary support to Nepali students in Australia in this hour of global

The fifth case of coronavirus was confirmed in a 19-year-old girl, a resident of Baglung

Nepal's The private sector is seen to be increasingly contributing in the COVID-19 fund established by the government

A 34-year-old man, who had recently returned from Dubai, has tested positive for the coronavirus contagion, becoming the fourth Nepali to have contracted the disease that has forced more than three billion people across the world to remain under lockdown

In a bid to curb the potential outbreak of COVID-19, Bhimad Municipality of Tanahun district of Nepal has quarantined 98 persons returning from 11 foreign countries

The Ministry of Health and Population has decided to provide one million rupees each to 25 hub hospitals across the country to run fever clinics

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was taken to Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital on Thursday night following health complications

The Supreme Court refused to issue interim order sought by advocates Madhav Kumar Basnet and Mina Khadka Basent to allow Nepalis stranded in foreign countries, including India, to return home

Nepal Minister of Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali today held a video conference with chiefs of Nepali missions based in Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Israel and South Africa and took stock of the situation of Nepalis living there and possible impact of novel coronavirus on their employment

The Nepalese government has decided to facilitate the foreign nationals stranded in Nepal due to the travel restriction enforced by the government to contain the Coronavirus (Covid-19) to return to their countries