Maize planted in around 3,500 ropanis of land was destroyed in locust attacks in June and July but authorities are yet to come forward to help farmers survive the ordeal.

A large number of people in public roles have exposed themselves to the risk of Covid-19 while managing quarantine facilities, distributing relief, and attending public gatherings.

A bill registered in the provincial assembly secretariat proposes facilities for elected representatives under 13 different headings.

In Karnali, around 1,600 swab samples are yet to be tested, authorities say.

The doctors said in a statement on Thursday that they decided to protest after the provincial government didn’t give them the extra money.

The risk of community transmission is increasing due to the lack of contact tracing and delay in PCR tests, doctors say.

Woman gives birth in quarantine, but locals reject her husband’s money saying it might transmit coronavirus.

Calls to ease the lockdown are getting louder by the day, but Karnali Province government is waiting for the federal government to take the decision.

Of the 198 Covid patients in Karnali, 65 are still at quarantine facilities.

Two people returning from Gujarat in India died in Surkhet and Dhanusa for want of medical attention, and hunger.

A 35-year-old man from Dailekh was reported as the first positive case on Monday.

The drive aims to conduct tests on around 10,000 people suspected of having Covid-19.

Even though the province hasn’t reported any cases so far, the provincial government decided to exercise caution in light of the growing coronavirus cases in two neighbouring provinces.

The province prepares for a fight against Covid-19 given the large influx of Nepali migrant workers from India in the last month.

The recently purchased PCR machines can process a maximum of 96 samples at a time but the available VTMs and processing kits will not be sufficient to run the maximum number of tests.