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WHO Director General arriving in Nepal today

April 21: Director General of World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is arriving in Nepal on Thursday. Tedros is coming to Nepal at the invitation of Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada. He is scheduled to land at 12:15 PM today. According to the Ministry of Foreign ...

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Ministry of Health, Bagmati Pradesh Vacancy for Health and Engineering Service

Ministry of Health, Bagmati Pradesh Vacancy for Health and Engineering Service: Government of Bagmati Province, Ministry of Health, Hetauda, ​​Nepal: Due to the need to enroll in contract service in the approved temporary posts for various programs of the Ministry of Health; This information has been published by the eligible Nepali citizens ...

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Nepal records 1,386 new cases, 8,704 recoveries and 11 deaths on Sunday

Nepal recorded 1,386 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday along with 8,704 recoveries and 11 deaths, according to the latest information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). As many as 9,251 swab samples (including RDT antigen data received through SMS & Email) were tested for COVID-19 on ...

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CCMC recommends lifting odd-even rule for private vehicles, taxis in Kathmandu Valley

The COVID-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC) has recommended District Administration Offices (DAOs) in Kathmandu Valley to lift the odd-even rule enforced earlier for all private vehicles and taxis. A meeting of the CCMC held on Sunday also decided to recommend government bodies to allow resuming physical classes in schools, open ...

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Omicron sub-variant BA.2 harder to identify, found in 5 African nations -WHO

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 4: The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron has been found in five African countries, a World Health Organization scientist said on Thursday, adding she was concerned about the development because samples of BA.2 may not be spotted as a form of Omicron. The BA.2 sub-variant has begun to replace ...

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Birendra Hospital Chhauni Vacancy for MO, BN / BSc Nurse and Staff Nurse

Notice of Contract Manpower Selection at Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu vacancy for Medical Officer, BN / BSc Nurse and Staff Nurses. The need for additional medical manpower to make the treatment of infected patients easier and more effective in the adverse conditions arising from the third variant of COVID ...

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Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5

Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March. In an extraordinary move, the Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner ...

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Govt instructs its subordinate bodies to submit COVID-19 vaccine details by Feb 4

Amid reports that some 2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines procured by the government are unaccounted for, the Ministry of Health and Population has instructed its subordinate bodies to send the details of vaccines administered to eligible citizens across the country. Monday’s meeting of the committee formed to investigate the ...

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Nepal logs 8,454 cases, 4,433 recoveries and five deaths on Wednesday

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: Nepal recorded 8,454 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday along with 4,433 recoveries and five deaths, according to the latest information provided by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). As many as 20,359 swab samples were tested for COVID-19 on the day. Of them, 5,571 PCR ...

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Explainer: Why you should still try to avoid catching Omicron

A fast-spreading Omicron variant that causes milder illness compared with previous versions of the coronavirus has fueled the view that COVID-19 poses less of a risk than in the past. In which case, some ask, why go to great lengths to prevent getting infected now, since everybody will be exposed ...

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