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The government has urged the people infected with Covid-19 to stay in isolation for seven days. Dr Samir Kumar Adhikari, joint spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, said that the isolation for seven days is mandatory if one has fever and breathing complications. In case of asymptomatic infection, isolation is not mandatory, he said. Likewise, a person who has already spent five days or more than five days in isolation and has no fever in the past 24 hours does not have to stay in isolation. Any infected upon the completion of the seven-day isolation is recommended for maintaining physical distance with others for some days and those in isolation are urged to use a well-ventilated separate room and a separate toilet as much as possible, to wear a mask appropriately and manage it properly after use and to wash hands time and again with soap and water. The cases of COVID-19 are soaring lately. On Tuesday, Nepal reported 171 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths. As of today, there are 397 active cases in the country, the Ministry of Health and Population said.

The garbage of Singha Durbar, the country’s administrative hub, has not been collected for the past 12 days following the directive of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah. The waste of Singha Durbar, the President’s residence and the Speaker’s residence has not been collected for the past 12 days. Saying that the central government has been expressing its reluctance to coordinate with the local level, Mayor Shah had announced a halt in garbage collection from these places. The metropolis has been saying that the garbage would not be collected unless the government showed readiness to hold talks. Mayor Shah said that the decision to not collect garbage from Singha Durbar was an outcome of neglect, lack of responsibility and carelessness on part of the federal government. Earlier on Monday, a writ has been filed at the Supreme Court against the decision of Mayor Shah not to collect waste of Singha Durbar, Baluwatar and Sheetal Niwas.

President Ram Chandra Paudel has left for New Delhi, India on Wednesday for further treatment. He was taken to India by an air ambulance of Shree Airlines this morning, said President Paudel’s press advisor Kiran Paudel. Earlier on Tuesday evening, President Paudel was admitted to the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital after he complained of health problems. President Paudel will be treated at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. The President had returned home after receiving treatment of stomach-related ailments at the same hospital on April 1.

The nationwide Vitamin 'A' campaign for children begins today. The campaign to administer Vitamin A supplements to children is taking place across the country today and tomorrow, said Director of the Family Welfare Division under the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Bivek Kumar Lal. The children will also be administered deworming tablets along with vitamin A supplements. The Vitamin A supplements will be administered to children between six months to 59 months and deworming tablets to children aged one to five years. The target is to reach out to around 2.7 million children for Vitamin A supplements and around 2.4 million children for deworming tablets. The government has been carrying out the national Vitamin 'A' campaign since 2050 BS and is held twice in the months of Baisakh and Kartik of the Lunar calendar.