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Nepal reported 53 new Covid-19 cases on Monday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 825 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 39 returned positive. Likewise, 1, 799 people underwent antigen tests, of which 14 were tested positive. The Ministry said that no one died of the virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 84 infected people recovered from the disease. As of today, there are 1, 178 active cases in the country.

At least 32 people have died due to dengue in the last two months across the country. The Ministry of Health and Population said that 25, 543 people have been infected with dengue from August, 2022 till now. The Ministry said that 24, 492 were infected with dengue till Sunday. According to the Ministry, 19, 910 have been infected with dengue in Bagmati Province, 775 in Province 1, 380 in Madhesh Pradesh, 556 in Gandaki, 2, 887 in Lumbini, 231 in Karnali and 804 in Sudurpaschim Province.  

A person died and 15 others were injured in an avalanche of Mount Manaslu in Chumanubri Rural Municipality-1, Gorkha district on Monday. Rajendra  Thakuri of Imagine Expedition Pvt. Ltd said that climbing assistant of Saturi Expedition Pvt. Ltd died in an avalanche that occurred at around 12 pm today. He said that more than 15 people including five from the Imagine Nepal, who went to the fourth camp to deliver essential goods including oxygen, were injured in the incident. Dawa Sherpa, Phurita Sherpa, Nima Dorje Sherpa, Lakpa Tamang and Jit Bahadur Sherpa is the company were injured in the avalanche. Among them, Jit Bahadur and Nima Dorje are said to be in critical condition. Two helicopters of Simrik Air and Kailash Air are on standby to rescue the injured but the rescue could not be done due to bad weather, Samagaun Police Police said.

Like every year during festivals, Nepali people have been returning home in hordes from neighboring Indian cities for the upcoming Dashain festival. Jamunaha transit in Nepalgunj has witnessed an increasing number of Nepali people returning home for the festival. Around 5,000 people entered Nepal from the transit on a daily basis, said Senior Sub Inspector Madhav Rijal, adding that most of the returnees were migrant workers. In general, Nepali people returned home from jobs in Indian cities for festivals like Dashain, Tihar and Chhath. After the festivals were over and there was no work at home, they again went to work in India. Most youths from Lumbini and Karnali Provinces went to Indian cities for job opportunities. The seasonal migrant workers returned home for festivals and to harvest and cultivate crops, said Rijal. However, the India returnee Nepali migrant workers faced the perennial problems of extortions and other hassles at the border especially during festivals. Security arrangements have been made at the transits to facilitate the mobility of the Nepali people returning home for festivals, said Superintendent of Police Shyam Krishna Adhikari. In view of Dashain, citizen help desks have been set up at seven places in Banke district including Jamunaha, Nepalgunj Bus Park, Kohalpur Bus Park, Samjhana Chowk and Chisapani of Baijanath, Dhanauli of Khajura and Kusum of Raptisonari, which hear into and address problems and complaints of the Nepali people returning home from Indian cities, he said.