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Nepal reported 171 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Monday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2, 600 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 127 returned positive. Likewise, 2, 359 people underwent antigen tests, of which 52 were tested positive. As of today, there are 2, 271 active cases in the country.

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has decided to launch a nationwide campaign to control dengue in view of rapidly growing cases in the country of late. Over 7,500 dengue patients have been reported in the country since its breakout recently, according to the MoHP. The MoHP wrote to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration so as to mobilize all 753 local levels to control the mosquito-borne viral disease. The 'Search and Destroy Larva' campaign will be implemented to find out places where mosquitoes larvae hide, and destroy them to prevent and control dengue, said Bhim Prasad Sapkota, Chief Public Health Administrator at the MoHP. Each local level will launch a drive that will encourage people in their locality to search or find the places where dengue-carrying mosquitoes lay eggs and destroy them. The drive will be launched for around 10 minutes every Saturday at 10:00 AM, shared Sapkota. Local communities and people's representatives will coordinate efforts to implement the campaign in each household every Saturday, according to Sapkota. All the health posts and health institutions are asked to send the details of the dengue patients to the Ministry's Epidemiology and Diseases Control Division.

An elderly man was killed in a tiger attack at Madhuban Municipality-2 in Bardiya district. The deceased, identified as Jhotharu Tharu (61) of Ambarpur in the municipality, was grazing buffaloes in the local Kushminiya community forest when the tiger attacked him, said the police. Tharu, who had gone missing since Sunday, was found dead in the forest today morning. Following a police complaint lodged by the victim's family, a joint team of Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, Nepal Army, local government, Division Forest Office, Bardiaya and local people launched a search and found him dead. The body of Tharu was found in pieces, said the police.

Over a dozen people were injured when loan shark victims clashed with police at Tinthana in Chandragiri-15 on Monday. Police baton charged the victims while they were heading towards Maitighar to stage a demonstration against loan sharks. The clash ensued after the victims were not allowed to leave Tinthana, Chandragiri-15 where they have been staying for the past 41 days. Police have also taken some of them under control. They have been demanding justice and immediate action against loan sharks.