According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,543 and the number of active cases stands at 6,386.

One is a foreign national who arrived on November 19 and the other had come in close contact with him.

Though information is limited about the effectiveness of the existing vaccines against the latest variant, experts in Nepal have called for expansion of the vaccination coverage as they believe vaccines offer some level of protection.

The district is in dire need of medicines since the number of patients suffering from fever, typhoid, asthma, common cold, diarrhoea and vomiting is on the rise with the onset of winter.

According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,541 and the number of active cases stands at 6,507.

Public health experts say everyone returning from abroad should be mandatorily quarantined for 14 days.

According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,540 and the number of active cases stands at 6,744.

With this, the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses the country has received crosses 25,000,000.

According to the Health Ministry, the country did not record any Covid-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours.

Public health experts advise speeding up vaccination drives and providing booster shots to frontline workers, who were immunised 11 months ago, to prepare them for the worst.

According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,535 and the number of active cases stands at 7,045.

Doctors say political parties should be role models for people and work for public safety and well being.

According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,529 and the number of active cases stands at 6,954.

It is part of over 6 million doses committed to Nepal. The first consignment of 725,550 doses was delivered on Monday.

In the absence of secretary and spokesperson, the ministry has yet to call a meeting of health experts for discussion.

According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,526 and the number of active cases stands at 6,931.

It is part of over 6 million doses committed to Nepal. The next consignment is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday.

Key officials including director of the hospital playing key role in fighting the pandemic are transferred. Experts say authorities must heed the threat posed by new variant.

According to the Health Ministry, the countrywide death toll has now reached 11,524 and the number of active cases stands at 6,944.

Amid Omicron fears, Covid committee recommends stepping up surveillance at border points and Kathmandu airport, increasing PCR tests, carrying out more whole-genome sequencing and restricting entry to people returning from the disease-hit countries.