Irregularity in prescribed drugs intake is a main reason it is still prevalent in the district, say health officials.

Officials say low vaccine uptake and assurance of updated vaccine doses by COVAX are among the reasons for not rolling out the vaccine doses.

Sixty-two people died and around 54,000 have been infected by the deadly virus in Nepal this year alone.

Antimicrobial resistance genes were detected in 81 percent of samples tested in Nepal.

Due to the apathy of successive governments in strengthening the health desks and taking other measures, the health desks in Nepal are only in name, according to experts.

Of the swab samples of nine people, all tested positive for different sub-variants on Sunday.

Around 40 percent of the nearly 27,000 inmates suffer from mental health problems, according to official estimates.

Health Ministry officials say the vaccine doses will be used as first and second booster shots.

Doctors advise administering flu shots to elderly people and children at the earliest.

Admission comes amid quality concerns of medicines in supply as cough syrups are linked to deaths in two countries.

The Health Ministry says 21 babies born in every 1,000 die within one month of birth in Nepal. The country has to reduce neonatal deaths to 12 by 2030 to meet its SDG target.

Experts say separate mechanism is needed to deal with emerging vector-borne diseases.

So far, 76.5 percent of the total population in Nepal has received two doses of Covid vaccine and around 27.5 percent has taken booster shots.

Doctors warn infections could rise precipitously in the coming days as temperatures dip.

Three people have died from dengue in the district since the beginning of this fiscal year, according to the District Health Office.

Health Ministry asks local units to continue search-and-destroy drives and the public to keep their houses and surroundings clean during Tihar.

The subvariant caused a spike in coronavirus cases in Singapore recently and has also been reported in India.

Those in vulnerable groups were supposed to get their doses starting September.

Years ago colleges would source bodies from India.

Experts say it could be just a matter of days before the virus enters Nepal, due to high mobility between the two countries.