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Nepal reported 42 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 4, 322 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 30 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 149 people underwent antigen tests, of which 12 were tested positive.

The Ministry said that no one died of virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 86 infected people recovered from the disease.

As of today, there are 1, 198 active cases in the country.

At least 20 people have been killed and several others wounded in a mass shooting in central Mexico, authorities have said, in one of the deadliest attacks in recent years, Aljazeera reported.

The authorities did not immediately release a motive for the attack on Sunday evening that targeted a gathering in the town of Las Tinajas in Michoacan state. Local media reports said gunmen stormed a cockfighting pit and shot at the attendees.

It was a massacre of one group by another,” President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a news conference, expressing his regret at the deaths. He blamed criminal gangs for the shooting and said a team was dispatched to investigate the crime.

Officials said those killed included 17 men and three women, according to Aljazeera.

Michoacan and neighbouring Guanajuato state have seen years of violenceamid ongoing turf wars between rival gangs.

Last month, an attack during a wake in Michoacan, believed to be the result of a gang dispute, was reported to have killed up to 17 people.

That attack was believed to be motivated by “revenge” by one cell of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel against another, deputy security minister Ricardo Mejia said. However, the government said it was unable to confirm the death toll because no bodies were found. DNA samples of 11 possible victims were collected at the site, Aljazeera reported.

Michoacan is also the world’s biggest avocado-producing region. Threats against a plant inspector from the United States who worked there last month prompted Washington to suspend Mexican exports of the fruit for more than a week.

Four children died while another sustained injuries in a motorbike accident at Barkurwa of Sabaila Municipality-12 in Dhanusha district on Monday.

The deceased have been identified as Rahul Yadav (15), Laxmi Yadav (12), Bikas Yadav (12) and Sumit Yadav (14) of Sabaila Municipality-2, Dhanusha, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and Spokesperson of the District Police Office, Dhanusha, Jitendra Kumar Basnet.

The reason behind the incident that occurred at around 8: 30 pm yesterday is yet to be ascertained, police said.

All of them were riding on the same bike (Ja 6 Pa 6739) when the incident occurred.

Critically injured in the incident, four died during the course of treatment at the Provincial Hospital, Janakpur

Similarly, Surendra Yadav (19), who was injured in the incident, is receiving treatment in the Provincial Hospital, police said.

Police said that they are looking into the case. RSS

Nepal received 4 million doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine from China.

According to the Department of Health Service, China provided 3.5 million doses of vaccine on Saturday and 500,000 on Monday under the grant assistance.

Badebabu Thapa, a senior official at the Logistic Management Section under the Department of Health Services, confirmed that Nepal received 4 million doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine.

It has been learnt that the vaccine can be administered to people above 18 years of age.

Earlier in May, the World Health Organization (WHO) had granted emergency use approval to the Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine.