Amid complacency and the failure to encourage public to get boosted, Covid infections are creeping.

Samples collected for microbiological testing require proper handling at all stages from collection to transportation, storage and processing, doctors say.

Officials say 2.29 million doses, set to arrive on July 3, will be used for the remaining children in 27 districts where the first phase of vaccination was launched.

Officials say failure to ensure safe drinking water poses a challenge to controlling outbreaks of waterborne diseases, including cholera. At least 12 people tested positive for cholera in 8 days.

Health Ministry mulls a special programme to inoculate them.

Experts call for increased vigilance and awareness drive about the risks.

The recent uptick in cholera infections in Kathmandu Valley could just be the tip of the iceberg, health experts say.

The number of cholera infections in Kathmandu Valley has reached seven since Sunday.

Around 2.2 million children from 27 districts will be inoculated in the first phase.

Cases of waterborne diseases result of inflation that is driving people into poverty, forcing many to scrimp on essentials.

Vaccination uptake will go down as there won’t be a special campaign this time due to a shortage of budget, say officials.

With the confirmation of two new cases, the number of cholera infections in Kathmandu Valley has reached four in the last two days.

Confirmation of Vibrio cholera 01 Ogawa serotype in two individuals in Kathmandu raises risk of an outbreak.

Vaccination campaign for children between 5 and 11 years is set to start on June 23 and will be organised in two phases.

Despite the increasing burden of diseases and responsibilities, there have been no significant increments to the human resource, officials say.