२८ फागुन, काठमाडौं : कोरोना विरुद्धको लडाइमा कुनै कमजोरी हुन नदिई अघि बढ्ने राजनीतिक दलकोले प्रतिवद्धता जनाएका छन् । अझै पनि सूचना प्रवाह र भविष्यमा आइपर्ने संकट समाधानमा सरकारको पहल नपुगेको भन्दै सरकारको ध्यानाकर्षण गराएका छन् ।
गृहमन्त्री रामवहादुर थापा बादल, स्वास्थ्यमन्त्री भानभुक्त ढकाल, अर्थमन्त्री युवराज खतिवडा, उद्योगमन्त्री लेखराज भट्ट,पर्यटनमन्त्री योगेश भट्टराईले आ आफ्नो मन्त्रालयबाट कोरोना संक्रमणविरुद्ध भइरहेका काम र पूर्व तयारीबारे जानकारी गराएका छन् ।
सरकारको तर्फबाट उपप्रधानमन्त्री पोखरेलले सरकार दलहरुका सुझावसमेत दिएका छन् ।
गृहमन्त्री रामवहादुर थापा बादल, स्वास्थ्यमन्त्री भानभुक्त ढकाल, अर्थमन्त्री युवराज खतिवडा, उद्योगमन्त्री लेखराज भट्ट,पर्यटनमन्त्री योगेश भट्टराईले आ आफ्नो मन्त्रालयबाट कोरोना संक्रमणविरुद्ध भइरहेका काम र पूर्व तयारीबारे जानकारी गराएका छन् । सरकारले कोरोनाविरुद्धको लडाइमा सबै राजनीतिक दल र जनताबाट साथ सहयोग खोजेको अवस्थामा राजनीतिक दलकोले प्रतिवद्धता जनाएका छन् ।

२६ फागुन, तान्जानिया : अष्ट्रेलियामा नेपाली विद्यार्थीलाई कोरोना संक्रमण भएको छ । उनलाई अस्पताल भर्ना गरिएको छ भने उनीसँग नजिकको सम्पर्कमा रहेका चार जनालाई पनि क्वारेन्टाइनमा राखिएको छ । एक नेपाली विद्यार्थीलाई कोरोना भाइरसको संक्रमण हुँदै होबार्ट आएका एक नेपाली विद्यार्थीलाई कोरोना भाइरसको संक्रमण देखिएको हो । नेपाली सोसाइटी अफ तास्मानियाले संक्रमणबाट बच्न भेला तथा भोज आयोजना नगर्न आग्रह गरेको छ ।
दूतावासले भाइरसको संक्रमणबाट सुरक्षित रहन अष्ट्रेलिया सरकार र नेपाल सरकारले जारी गरेको सन्देश पालना गर्न सम्पूर्ण नेपाली समुदायलाई अनुरोध गरेको छ ।

२६ फागुन, काठमाडौं : सरकारले कोरोनाको संक्रमण धेरै देखिएको चीनका साथै इरान, दक्षिण कोरिया, जापान, इटली, स्पेन, फ्रान्स र जर्मनीका नागरिकलाई घर फर्किँदा संक्रमण नभएको प्रमाण पेश गर्नुपर्ने गरिएको छ । जुन जारी भएको सात दिन कटेको हुनुहुन्न ।
नेपाल आउन चाहे नेपाली दूतावास वा नियोगमा कोरोना भाइरसको संक्रमण नभएको भनेर जारी गरेको ७ दिन नकटेको प्रमाणपत्र बुझाउनुपर्छ । दक्षिण कोरियाबाट फर्केका केही नेपालीमा कोरोना भाइरस संक्रमणको मिल्दोजुल्दो लक्षण देखिएपछि अस्पताल पुगेका थिए ।

Deepak Neupane, Kathmandu : No pichkaris, no water balloons or bags, no gulal — in short, a dry Holi with no colours. Moving over wet-and-wild Holi, residents of Cuffe Parade will celebrate the festival without water to protect the environment.
Embrace a dry-and-delightful festival by opting for the Tilak Holi. It is the most simple and convenient way to celebrate the festival by just applying tilak on the forehead. This will save the tons of water used for celebration and later for cleaning and will also keep the environment clean.

“We play Holi by throwing petals on each other. This way, we will avoid wastage of water. Once we are done with celebration, the petals will be composted and converted into manure,” said Padmakar Nandekar, secretary general of Cuffe Parade Residents Association (CPRA). 

On the day of the festival, around 200 members of the association will gather in a garden maintained by them to celebrate the festival where 10 kgs of rose and marigold petals are waiting to be thrown at each other. Ones who want to celebrate it the traditional way, opt for tilak Holi.

Kolis in the village of Worli Koliwada are amongst those who celebrate the festival one day before. “We celebrate Kombar Holi a day before. Women from the community take the lead in these celebrations, where they take a matki (pot) on their head and roam around the village. They carry coconut, sugarcane among other things and offer in the holy pyre lit in the market place,” said Marshal Koli from the Worli Koliwada.

२५ फागुन, वीरगञ्ज : एभिन्यूज टेलिभिजनमा कार्यरत पत्रकार वीरेन्द्र साहका हत्या आरोपी कुन्दन फौजदार १२ वर्षपछि पक्राउ परेका छन् । १२ वर्षदेखि बारामा क्रियाशील पत्रकार साहका हत्या आरोपी लाग्दै आएकाे थियो । आइतबार बिहान २ बजे बारागढी गाउँपालिका–६, गडहलस्थित उनकै निवासबाट पक्राउ गरिएको बाराका प्रहरी प्रमुख प्रहरी उपरीक्षक कृष्ण पंगेनीले जानकारी दियेका छन् ।

२३ फागुन, काठमाडौं : नेपाल र सम्बन्धित मुलुकको स्वास्थ्य सतर्कता र संवेदनशीलता हेरेर यो निर्णय लिन सकिने प्राधिकरणको प्रतिवेदनमा उल्लेख छ । सरकार तत्कालै कोरोना प्रभावित देशसँगको हवाई सम्पर्क बन्द नगर्ने निश्कर्षमा पुगेको छ । अध्ययनपछि नेपाल नागरिक उड्डयन प्राधिकरणले बुधबार त्यस्ता प्रभावित देशसँग हवाई उडान रोकिहाल्नुपर्ने अवस्था नरहेको निश्कर्ष निकाल्दै सरकारलाई प्रतिवेदन बुझाएको थियो । सिफारिस भने सरकारको तयारीभन्दा फरक आएपछि सरकार अहिले नै प्रभावित मुलुकमा आवागमन बन्द गर्ने योजना तत्कालका लागि टरेको छ ।
नोभेल कोरोना भाइरसको प्रकोप सुरु भएपछि सन २०२० को जनवरी अन्त्यतिरबाट विश्वका अधिकांश मुलुकले यात्रामा प्रतिबन्ध लगाउने र सचेत रहन आफ्ना नागरिकलाई आग्रह गर्न थालेका छन्। जनवरीयता विश्वव्यापी क्षति १५६ अर्ब अमेरिकी डलर पुगेको अनुमान गरिएको छ। यो विश्व अर्थतन्त्रको ०.२ प्रतिशत हो। चीनले मात्र १०३ अर्ब अमेरिकी डलर अर्थात चीनको अर्थतन्त्रको ०.८ प्रतिशतको क्षति बेहोरेको अनुमान गरिएको छ। बाँकी एसियाली मुलुकमा २२ अर्ब अमेरिकी डलरको क्षति पुगेको अनुमान गरिएको छ। प्राधिकरणका अुसार हप्तामा ५० वटाभन्दा बढी भइरहेको चीनसँगको उडान हाल हप्तामा ८ वटामा झरेको छ । जोखिम बढ्दै गए यात्रु आफैं यात्राबाट निरुत्साहित हुने भएकाले सरकारले सीधै जबरजस्ती उडान बन्द गर्ने निर्णय लिन नहुने तर्क विज्ञको पनि छ ।
विमानस्थलमा स्वास्थ्य चेकजाँचलाई प्रभावकारी बनाउने र प्रभावित देश भएर फर्किएकाहरुलाई पनि निगरानीमा राख्ने विषयमा ध्यान दिँदा पर्याप्त हुन्छ ।
विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठनले नै अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय आवागमन रोक्दा त्यसले झनै समस्या ल्याउने औल्याएको तर्क प्राधिकरणको प्रतिवेदनमा छ ।

दिपक न्यौपाने, काठमाडौ ः उपभोक्ताको मनमा हल्लाले डेरा जमाउँदा डिपोमा उपभोक्ताको लाइन लाग्ने दिनानु दिन बढि रहेको छ भने दैनिक डर बटुल्दै जनतामा कोरोना आतंकले कस्तो भक्मरि आउला भन्ने डर त्रासमा काठमाडौ बासी बसि रेहका छन । भारतबाट मागभन्दा बढी आयात बढिरहेको छ भने सरकार पर्ख र हेरको जोखाना हेरिरहेको छ ।
दुई वर्षदेखि जाडो महिनामा सरदर ४० हजार टन ग्यास आयात हुँदा छेलोखेलो हुने गरेको छ। तर फेब्रुअरीमा ४१ हजार टन ग्यास आयात भएको छ। जाडो पनि हट्दै गएको छ। चैत महिना पछि ३५ हजार टनको हाराहारीमा ग्यासले महिनाभरिको माग धान्न पुग्छ। मार्च महिनामा पनि भारतबाट ग्यास सहज रूपमा आइरहेको छ।

China : COVID-19 Virous is Dangarous effects in human health. It is transfer human body easily. The Azadi Tower is illuminated in red and golden stars to resemble the national flag of China in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 18, 2020, to show support to the epidemic-hit city of Wuhan in central China. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua china )

Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar

In early January 2020, a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown cause was detected in Wuhan City, Hubei, China. The resulting coronavirus COVID-19 has led to over 95,000 confirmed cases worldwide. Of these confirmed cases, the total number “recovered” is almost 54,000. Since mid-February, the rate of recovery has sharply increased (over 50%), while newly reported cases are clearly slowing in number. An Asia Coronavirus COVID-19 update has been issued by Destination Asia (DA).

Of the 11 destinations monitored by DA, there are currently no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Myanmar, Laos, or the island of Bali. Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Malaysia have recorded less than 110 confirmed cases collectively – of which, 70 people have made a full recovery. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on February 27, removed Vietnam from the list of destinations vulnerable to community transmission of COVID-19 citing Vietnam’s comprehensive actions against the epidemic.

Singapore and Hong Kong have recorded just over 100 cases each, and Japan close to 330. Advice on the Asia Coronavirus COVID-19 indicates to reconsider all non-essential travel to China until May. For all other destinations, DA is handling bookings as per usual. Life in these destinations continues as normal, and with the exception of China, travelling around the region remains easy.

With the exception of China, all travel plans can continue as normal. No travel restrictions have been issued by the WHO or national governments between other destinations in our portfolio. Rather than cancelling any planned trips, DA recommends rescheduling.

Answering questions concerning COVID-19

For the latest information and protection advice, the WHO offers a number of informative videos and printable notices for download from here.

The WHO also provides a daily situation report with specific figures on confirmed cases and distribution of COVID-19. The most recent (4 March) can be viewed here.

Update on general travel restrictions

An Asia Coronavirus COVID-19 update on current travel restrictions related to countries across the DA network has been compiled with the majority placing limits on travel from China.

HONG KONG

All travelers regardless of nationalities coming from mainland China entering Hong Kong are required to go into mandatory quarantine for 14 days. This also applies to travelers who have visited Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy or Veneto regions in Italy or Iran in the past 14 days. Travelers who have visited South Korea within 14 days of arrival to Hong Kong will not be permitted entry. The Chief Executive has announced the suspension of immigration services at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal and Ocean Terminal, thus no cruise ships will be accepted until further notice. At this point, all border crossings have been closed, except for the Shenzhen Bay joint checkpoint, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and international airport. At present, Hong Kong Disneyland, Ocean Park, Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car, and Jumbo Floating Restaurant are closed until further notice.

NOTE: World Rugby has announced the rescheduling of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens. The tournament, originally on 3-5 April, will now be played at the Hong Kong Stadium from 16-18 October, 2020.

MALAYSIA

Sabah and Sarawak’s state cabinet has banned all flights from China. The ban has not been imposed by mainland Malaysia. Sarawak state also announced that anyone entering Sarawak who has been to Singapore must undergo a self-imposed 14-day home quarantine. All foreign nationals who have visited Daegu City or Cheongdo County in North Gyeonsang Province in the Republic of Korea, within 14 days of arrival to Malaysia (including Sarawak) will not be permitted entry. The KLCC Management requires all visitors including children and infants to complete a Health Declaration form before visiting Skybridge in Kuala Lumpur (effective from 29 February) until further notice.

JAPAN

Foreign nationals who have visited Hubei and/or Zhejiang Provinces in China; or Daegu City or Cheongdo County in North Gyeonsang Province in the Republic of Korea, within 14 days of arrival in Japan, will not be permitted entry. For the latest update on venues currently closed in Japan, please contact your Destination Asia Japan consultant.

INDONESIA

The Indonesian government declared a ban on flights to and from mainland China from 5 February onwards and will not allow visitors who have stayed in China in the past 14 days to enter or transit. The free-visa policy for Chinese citizens has been temporarily suspended.

VIETNAM

Vietnam’s civil aviation authority has suspended all flights between mainland China and Vietnam. Travelers on airlines from countries with reported cases of COVID-19 will have to submit a health declaration when entering Vietnam. Several border gates between Vietnam and China in the northern province of Lang Son remain closed.  A number of airlines have temporarily suspended flights between South Korea and Vietnam. All foreign nationals who have visited Daegu City or Cheongdo County in North Gyeonsang Province in the Republic of Korea within 14 days will be denied entry.

SINGAPORE

Foreign nationals who have visited mainland China, Iran, northern Italy or South Korea, within 14 days of arrival in Singapore will not be permitted entry or transit.

LAOS

Lao Airlines has temporarily suspended several routes to China. The Lao government has stopped issuing tourist visas at checkpoints bordering China.

THAILAND

A statement released by the Ministry of Health in Thailand on 3 March caused some confusion. The statement mentioned Germany, France, Italy, Iran, China, Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea were classified as high risk, and that travelers coming from these areas would be quarantined. At present, this has not been imposed. For the most recent travel status reports from Thailand, please refer to the Tourism Authority of Thailand website.

CAMBODIA & MYANMAR

Currently, there are no travel restrictions between these countries and China.

काठमाडौं :  मौकाको फाइदा उठाएर व्यवसायीले पाँच रुपैयाँ पर्ने मास्कलाई ६० रुपैयाँसम्ममा बेच्न् थालेको छ। । मास्कको कालोबजारी गर्ने औषधि व्यवसायीमाथि सरकारले कारबाही थालेको छ। मौकाको फाइदा उठाएर उपभोक्ता लुट्ने व्यवसायीसँग वाणिज्य, आपूर्ति तथा उपभोक्ता संरक्षण विभागले लाखौं रुपैयाँ जरिवाना असुल्न थालेको हो।
नेपालमा चिकित्सा क्षेत्र र धुलोधुवाँबाट जोगिन मास्क प्रयोग हुँदै आएको छ। यस्तो प्रयोजनमा मासिक २५ हजार थान मास्क खपत हुन्छ। नेपाल औषधि व्यवसायी संघका अध्यक्ष मृगेन्द्रमेहर श्रेष्ठका अनुसार चीन र भारतबाट आउन बन्द भएपछि नेपाली बजारमा मास्कको चर्को अभाव भएको हो। एक स्वदेशी उद्योगबाट दैनिक करिब पाँच हजार मास्क उत्पादन हुन्छ। कच्चा पदार्थ उपलब्ध नहुँदा मागअनुसार उत्पादन हुन नसकेकोले अभाव भएको हो।