Nepal reports 638 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday
Nepal recorded 638 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths on Tuesday.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2, 215 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 400 returned positive. Likewise, 2, 840 people underwent antigen tests, of which 238 tested positive.
As of today, there are 3, 714 active cases in the country.
One killed in Nawalparasi motorbike accident
A person died in a motorbike accident at Satpatti in Susta Rural Municipality-2 of Nawalparasi on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as bike rider Omnath Phauhadar (53) of Salbas, Sarawal Rural Municipality-1.
Critically injured in the incident, he breathed his last during the course of treatment at the Chaupatta-based Shahid Smriti Community Hospital.
Kudiya Police Post said that the incident occurred when Phauhadar lost control of the two-wheeler (Lu 22 Pa 3675) and fell off a bridge.
21 trees removed from Sallaghari area after fatal accident
Twenty-one trees were removed from the roadside in Sallaghari of Bhaktapur following the death of three people after being hit by a falling tree on July 24.
On Sunday, a tree accidently fell and crushed a passenger bus (Ba 2 Kha 3584) and a scooter (Ba 61 Pa 3978) in motion, killing three on the spot and leaving 12 injured. Of the deceased, two were the bus passengers while the other was the scooter rider.
According to Chief District Officer of Bhaktapur Rudra Devi Sharma, the trees that were unsafe were cut down following Sunday's fatal accident. The Division Forest Office, Bhaktapur employees marked the vulnerable trees before their removal.
Likewise, the Khwopa Minibus Service Committee has agreed to bear the treatment cost of the injured. Of them, one has been already discharged, and 11 are undergoing treatment at the Dr Iwamura Memorial Hospital Sallaghari and Bhaktapur International Hospital, Kaushaltar,
Scooter rider Raj Kumar Bhujel (45) of Harion-4, Sarlahi, Bishesh Khaburja (25) of Byasi of Bhaktapur Municipality-2 and Nhuchheram Bakhatyo (55) of Bhaktapur municipality-7 were killed in the accident.
Weather to be partly to generally cloudy across the country
The weather will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country with chances of heavy rainfall at some places today.
There is a possibility of light to moderate rain along with thunder and lightning at some more places while heavy rain is likely at one or two places of Province no 1, said Sanjeev Adhikari, a meteorologist with the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.
According to him, the monsoon low pressure trough is presently located a little bit south from the normal position in the west while it is around the normal position in the east.
Monsoon likely to be more active from Thursday
It is said the monsoon would be more active from Thursday. The weather forecast of the Department for the next 24 hours is that there are chances of light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning at some places of the country. Similarly, there is possibility of heavy rain at one or two places of Province no 1, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces.
The Department has urged adoption of precaution as there is the risk of occurrence of landslide, mudslide and debris flow, risk of rise in the water level in the rivers and seasonal rivulets and the daily life and transportation services being hampered due to this in these places.
The Department said the weather will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country with chances of light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning at some places tonight. There is also a possibility of heavy rain at one or two places of Province no 1, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces tonight.
According to the weather update of the Meteorological Forecasting Division, the lowest temperature in Kathmandu Valley was 20.1 degrees Celsius and the highest 29.5 degrees Celsius.
