Send Nepal on Sunday reported a record 7,137 new cases of COVID-19, the highest daily surge in the country.
Kathmandu:
According to the latest data received from the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), as many as 7,137 new cases of COVID-19 were detected while conducting RT-PCR tests on 16,147 people in the past 24 hours.
There are currently 48,711 active cases across the country. Similarly, 1,612 people who were earlier infected have been discharged after their recovery in the past 24 hours.
The Health Ministry also recorded 27 more fatalities due to COVID-19, taking the total number of Coronavirus related death to 3325.
The number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Nepal has increased by 136.8 per cent compared to the last week.
Nepal records highest daily surge of 7,137 new COVID-19 cases
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Nepal government to close 22 entry points with India amid COVID-19 surge
Nepal has reported 323,187 COVID-19 cases and 3,279 deaths so far, but cases are going up at breakneck speed. (Image Source: File Photo)
Updated: May 1, 2021, 07:06 PM IST
Looking at the critical COVID-19 condition in India, the Nepal government on Saturday decided to close 22 border points with the country. Now only 13 border points between Nepal and India will remain operational.
The decision came after the COVID Crisis Management Coordination Committee (CCMC) on Friday recommended to the Council of Ministers to shut down 22 out of a total of 35 border points between Nepal and India, according to officials.
Nepal govt decides to close 22 entry points with India amid COVID-19 surge
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Last Updated: May 01, 2021, 02:24 PM IST
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The decision came after the COVID Crisis Management Coordination Committee (CCMC) on Friday recommended to the Council of Ministers to shut down 22 out of a total of 35 border points between Nepal and India, according to officials.
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The Nepal government has decided to close 22 border points with India amid a sharp surge in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring country.
The decision came after the COVID Crisis Management Coordination Committee (CCMC) on Friday recommended to the Council of Ministers to shut down 22 out of a total of 35 border points between Nepal and India, according to officials.
Now only 13 border points between Nepal and India will remain operational. The Nepal government has decided to close 22 border points with India amid a sharp surge in COVID-19 cases in India.
The decision came after the COVID Crisis Management Coordination Committee (CCMC) on Friday recommended to the Council of Ministers to shut down 22 out of a total of 35 border points between Nepal and India, according to officials.
Now only 13 border points between Nepal and India will remain operational.
The decision comes in the wake of rising cases of COVID-19 infections in the southern neighbour.
India s daily coronavirus tally crossed the grim milestone of four lakh, while the death toll rose to 2,11,853 with 3,523 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.
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