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The government has decided to carry out PCR tests free of cost for the people going abroad for work.

The Ministry of Health and Population by making a ministerial level decision decided to conduct the PCR tests free of cost.

The tests will be carried out in Sukraraj Tropical Hospital, Teku, Bir Hospital and Central Laboratory.

But, the people have to submit the authentic documents for the same.

The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has expressed concerns over the safety of Nepalis in Ukraine following the recent developments there.

Issuing a statement onThursday, NRNA said that 38 Nepalis living in Ukraine since long are in contact of Nepali National Coordination Council, Ukraine and all of them are safe.

The Council has received the information that 44 other students in Ukraine and more than 200 Nepalis are in transit and all the Nepalis in Ukraine have been requested to inform the Council about their condition. 

Similarly, the NRNA has urged all the Nepalis in Ukraine to stay safe and assess the situation and return home if necessary. It has asked to contact Chairperson of the Council, Hari Malla, on 380934347700, [email protected] and NRNA Secretariat in Nepal. RSS

Nepal logged 318 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Thursday. 

With this, the country's active caseload mounted to 1,115,650. Similarly, the death toll has climbed to 11,931. 

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 5, 508 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 151 returned positive. Likewise, 2, 235 people underwent antigen tests, of which 167 tested positive.

The Ministry said that 562 infected people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours.

As of today, there are 9, 678 active cases in the country. 

The Ministry said that 9, 406 people are staying in home isolation while 272 are in institutionalized isolation.

A man died and other sustained injuries when police and a gang of alleged marijuana smugglers exchanged fire in Simraungadh, Bara on Wednesday.

A team from the Area Police Office, Simraungadh was deployed after they got the information that some people were smuggling marijuana to India from Nepal.

Police spokesperson Rajesh Thapa said that police opened fire in retaliation after the smugglers launched an attack on them.

Thapa said that one of the two persons who were injured in the incident breathed his last during the course of treatment. The identity of the deceased is yet to be established.

Police said that they have arrested Hiradesh Giri (40) of Motihari, India for his involvement in the incident.

Police confiscated 75 kg marijuana from their possession.

Spokesperson Thapa said that the group of 67 persons were smuggling the marijuana to India in five bags.

Police said that they are looking into the case.