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Letter from Wuhan to Kathmandu

It was a spontaneous decision to stay on. Having worked in humanitarian support, I could not leave at a time when a...

Nepal has decided to live with Covid-19

[caption id="attachment_55670" align="alignnone" width="1500"] Nepal has decided to live with coronavirus adhering to safety measures until the vaccine is developed. Photo: BIKRAM...

Experts caution against extending Nepal lockdown

Prime Minister K P Oli held a meeting with 20 public health experts on Tuesday to discuss steps to deal with COVID-19,...

Sonia Awale

Pompeo accuses WHO of "failing in basic duty"

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has defended President Donald Trump withholding funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) saying the UN...

What Nepal can learn from China about COVID-19

The spread of the novel coronavirus has led governments across the world to implement extraordinary measures to rein in the pandemic and...

Covid-19, Nepal and the hygiene hypothesis

Nepal has been spared so far, but it is better to be prepared for the worst

Marty Logan

From Hubei to Kharipati

When Abhinav Shrestha, 23, saw the Nepal Airlines Airbus 330 jet finally land at Wuhan Airport last week, flying the proud sun...

Shristi Karki

When panic goes viral

The global public health crisis caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus has  hospitalised tens of thousands and killed hundreds of people, wrecked...

Sonia Awale

The day of pangolins

Covid-19, the renamed Novel Coronavirus started at a wet market in Wuhan and has already taken the lives of at least 1,400 lives, with more...

Coronavirus outbreak may curb wildlife trafficking

China is world's biggest market for the illegal trade in wildlife for food and traditional medicine, and its blanket ban announced this...

Sonia Awale