Uncontrolled people’s movement risking Rupandehi to Covid-19 outbreak
The district is not doing much to contain the virus spread while local residents are not following health measures.
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Twenty-five landslide displaced families to get new homes this Dashain
Landslides at Limgha and Thulolumpek in Gulmi district had claimed 13 lives and displaced around 100 families last year.
Four provincial governments to continue free Covid-19 tests and treatment
Health facilities run by the federal government witness a sharp drop in number of people coming in for tests as they start charging money.
Province 5 assembly endorses Lumbini as the name of the province by majority votes
The provincial assembly also endorsed Deukhuri Valley in Dang as the capital of the province.
Protests continue in Butwal against provincial government’s decision to designate Deukhuri as provincial capital
The district administration has enforced a four-day-long prohibitory order in major places of Butwal starting Sunday morning.
Decision to designate Deukhuri as capital of Province 5 sparks protests
Fourteen provincial assembly members representing the NCP wrote a ‘note of dissent’ during the parliamentary party meeting.
Decrease in tracing and testing efforts puts public health at risk in Province 5
The number of critical Covid-19 patients has started to increase in hospitals after the government stopped contact tracing, health officials say.
Federal government injecting budget into district hospitals in haste without proper study
The hospitals identified by the federal government as corona-specific hospitals are in no shape to be upgraded immediately for the treatment of coronavirus patients, say district hospital authorities.
Five people murdered in Rupandehi farm; suspect in police custody
The murder suspect prone to erratic mood swings, said police and locals.
Province 5 to expand the capacity of healthcare facilities given the growing number of coronavirus cases
Three districts in the province—Banke, Rupandehi and Kapilvastu—will collectively set up 3,000 bed-strong quarantine facilities for those who have and may return from India.
Lockdown measures gradually loosen up in Province 5 with no Covid-19 positive case detected so far
Even though the province has zero cases so far, the risk is still high, given many districts in the province share borders with India.
Family of suspected Covid-19 patient who died in quarantine takes body after 11 days
Following a meeting with family members, the Social Development Ministry agreed to provide the deceased’s wife with a job and fund the education of their two sons up to grade 12.
Province 5 ready to tackle contingent food shortages, officials say
Local units work together with residents to curb people’s movement in a bid to slow down the spread of coronavirus.
Districts across the country report mixed results on the first day of national lockdown
While in a majority of districts, the situation remained normal with public complying with the order, in others the police had to make arrests, confiscate vehicles and even resort to imposing a curfew.
Province 5 assembly members debate over the province’s name and capital
The decision to designate the province’s capital and name would be passed through the two-thirds majority of the assembly.
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