Nepal wants to know

03/09/2020

The landslide in Dhorpatan Municiplality -9, Baglung districts has swept away 14 houses.12 people have been missing and the process of searching them in a fast movement 6 dead bodies have been found still search operation is going on.

01/09/2020

900 more Covid 298 in Kathmandu (Total 39,465 confirmed case)

More people prone to mental health issues due to COVID fear

Psychiatrists have warned that the country might see an unaccounted rise in the number of people suffering from psychological stress and other mental health issues due to the increasing fear of COVID-19 spread and months-long lock-down imposed in a bid to subdue the virus.

Total 6 93,474 RT-PCR Test done .

31/08/2020

14 deaths in 24 hours
KATHMANDU: Fourteen more COVID-19 patients have succumbed to the disease in the past 24 hours, including four women.
Three of the deceased women were above 60 years of age — 74-year-old from Sunsari, 62-year-old from Mahottari and a 72-year-old from Kathmandu — while the one from Bara was aged 47. Of the 10 men who succumbed to the contagion in the past 24 hours, two are from Mahottari, two from Rupandehi, one each from Sunsari, Morang, Rautahat, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Nawalparasi.
They were between 29 and 70 years of age. This is the highest number of fatalities reported within 24 hours .

31/08/2020

Corona-virus cases, fatalities continue to surge in Nepal
Sabitri Dhakal Kathmandu, August 30

Health authorities today diagnosed 1,221 new cases of the novel corona virus disease across Nepal, including 429 in Kathmandu valley. With the new additions, the country’s COVID caseload has reached 38,561. So far, 20,822 COVID patients have recovered from the disease, 17,518 are undergoing treatment and 221 have succumbed to the contagion.
Of those testing positive for COVID-19 in Kathmandu valley, 372 are from Kathmandu, 45 from Bhaktapur and 12 from Lalitpur.
The country, as well as Kathmandu valley, today saw an unprecedented overnight hike in COVID cases.

30/08/2020

30/08/2020

76 journalists contract COVID-19, FNJ to create Rs 10 million fund
, August 29
Seventy-six journalists have contracted coronavirus across the country according to the Federation of Nepali Journalists’ recent study.
The infected journalists are from six provinces as there is no journalist infected in Sudurpaschim till date.
As per the FNJ, Province 1 reported 13 infected journalists — 12 from Morang and one from Udayapur. Province 2 has the highest number with 28 journalists.
Of them, 13 are from Parsa, four from Bara, two from Dhanusha, three from Saptari, three from Sarlahi and one each from Mahottari, Rautahat and Sunsari districts.
Fifteen journalists tested positive for the virus in Bagmati Province. Among them, nine are from Kathmandu, two each from Lalitpur, Makawanpur and one each from Nuwakot and Kavre.
Seven journalists from Nawalpur and one from Kaski district of Gandaki Province have contracted COVID-19.
Province 5 reported 11 journalists with the virus. Among them, two are from Banke, one from Bardiya, one from Kapilvastu and two from Rupandehi. Karnali Province has only one infected journalist.
FNJ General-Secretary Ramesh Bista said some of the infected journalists had recovered, while others were undergoing treatment.
Demanding free PCR tests for journalists, Bista likened journalists to health workers and security personnel working in the frontline. “As the government has shown little interest in addressing problems faced by journalists, we decided to bring some programmes to help journalists infected with the virus.”
The FNJ, according to Bista, has decided to create a fund of Rs 10 million to support infected journalists. Nepali journalists living in various foreign countries are contributing to the fund, which is likely to be activated within a couple of months, informed Bista.
FNJ has also urged all media persons to adhere to health safety measures and observe adequate precautions against the infection while discharging their duties.
Bista also said that around 20,000 journalists across the country had received insurance from various FNJ branches in the country.