- Thursday, 29 September 2022
38 new cases, 52 recoveries in last 24 hours
A total of 38 new cases (RT-PCR and antigen tests combined) of COVID-19 were confirmed nationwide in the last 24 hours.
100 succumb to rabies infection annually in Nepal
Dr Chandra Dhakal, Spokesperson to the Department of Livestock Services said that every year around 100 people die of rabies infection even though it is 100 per cent preventable. It is because of delay or lack of incubation of anti-rabies vaccine timely. Therefore, timely vaccination is the only way to prevent mortality from the infection. If the rabies-infected person delays vaccination then the fatality rises to 100 per cent.
36 die from dengue in 28 days
A total of 36 people lost their lives due to dengue infection in a period of 28 days from September 1 to September 28.
54 new cases, 76 recoveries in last 24 hours
A total of 54 new cases (RT-PCR and antigen tests combined) of COVID-19 were confirmed nationwide in the last 24 hours.
Nepal records more than 25,000 cases of dengue
Nepal has recorded more than 25,000 dengue cases as of Monday. According to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) under the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), 32 people have died of dengue as of Monday.
Govt. working to ensure free basic health services: Minister Khapung
Minister for Health and Population, Bhawani Prasad Khapung, has said the government was working to provide basic health services free of cost
German government sued over toxic air pollution
A group of German residents are suing their government over "dangerously" high air pollution levels. They claim their right to breathe clean and healthy air is being violated, and that the government is failing to protect their health.
53 new cases, 84 recoveries in last 24 hours
A total of 53 new cases (RT-PCR and antigen tests combined) of COVID-19 were confirmed nationwide in the last 24 hours.
Three more deaths from dengue in last 24 hours
Three more deaths have been recorded from dengue infection in the last 24 hours. According to the report of the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD), a total of 31 people has succumbed due to dengue infection.
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Dengue cases on rise in Sudurpashim since mid-May
Dengue fever infection has spread in the Sudurpaschim Province districts since the past four months
Suicide rate escalates by 72% in a decade
Suicide rate has increased by over 72 percent in a decade from 11 persons a day in the fiscal year 2068/69 BS to 19 persons in the fiscal year 2078/79 BS. As many as 53,298 people committed suicide in the last 10 years.
UN sees life expectancy, education and income fall
Decades of progress in terms of life expectancy, education and economic prosperity have begun unravelling since the pandemic, a new UN report says. Over the past two years, nine out of 10 countries have slid backwards on the UN's Human Development Index.
227 new cases, one death in 24 hours
In 1,518 Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) tests done in the past 24 hours, a total of 137 people were found infected with SARS-CoV-2, informed the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in its regular update on Thursday. Likewise, the virus infection was detected in 90 people in 2,883 antigen tests performed in the last 24 hours.
