In another incident, a woman and her three-year-old son have gone missing after being swept by a flooded local stream at Hima Rural Municipality in the district.

After Jumla became linked to the national road network that eased access to market, farmers say their income has increased severalfold.

The health centre also does not have essential medicines and medical equipment to qualify as a dedicated treatment centre, local residents say.

With hotels and restaurants shut, farmers can't sell their milk because there are no buyers. Residents also do not want to come out of their houses to buy milk due to risk of infection.

The operation of MBBS classes in the academy is still uncertain despite the institution’s claim of completing the necessary preparation for the same.

A senior doctor of Karnali Provincial Hospital died due to Covid-19 related complications on Thursday.

Every year during the harvest season, traders and businessmen would reach the orchards to purchase apples but no one has come this year, say farmers.

The local administration admitted that most of the people sent home from quarantine were not tested for Covid-19.

Health personnel collected 324 swab samples and sent them to Kathmandu through a sky truck and a helicopter of Nepal Army on Tuesday evening.

Designated health institutions face difficulties in setting up isolation wards due to lack of budget.

Despite the risks, locals go up to the highlands to collect herbs because it a reliable, lucrative business.

The district’s land revenue office has been carrying out operations online for the past two months.

The road section was last paved in May 2012, and in just seven years, it is riddled with potholes and cracks.

The idea behind the centre is to create an environment of learning and sharing for senior citizens, say authorities.

Chandan Nath Municipality alone produces around 40 quintals of garbage on a daily basis, but with garbage collection halted in the area for the past month, locals are having a tough time.