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Nepal

Focused COVID-19 Media Monitoring, Nepal (August 29, 2022)

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Emerging Theme(s):

  • A study conducted by Pfizer company has showed that the Pfizer vaccine was 73% effective in children between 6 months to 5 years of age.
  • The Nursing Council of Nepal no more requires a registration exam for specialist nurses.

Recurring Theme(s):

  • COVID-19 cases in Nepal are increasing with 202 new cases. There are 3,313 active cases at present and 462 have recovered in last 24 hours.
  • Kathmandu metropolis to provide Rs. 5,000 per month to kidney, cancer, and spinal cord paralysis patients.
  • In the last two months, dengue infection has been confirmed in 1,410 people in the valley alone, with 858 infections in Lalitpur, 532 in Kathmandu and 20 in Bhaktapur.