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Nepal reported 229 new Covid-19 cases on Friday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 1, 644 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 161 returned positive. Likewise, 2, 074 people underwent antigen tests, of which 68 were tested positive.

The Ministry said that no one died of virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 48 infected people recovered from the disease.

As of today, there are 1,284 active cases in the country.

High alert has been adopted in the coastal areas along the Mahakali river in Kanchanpur district after the sluice gates of the dam of Dhauliganga hydropower project at Tapoban, Dharchula of Uttarakhand Province in India have been opened.

The sluice gates are opened for the silt flushing process. Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Kanchanpur, Chakra Bahadur Shah, said locals of the Mahakali river coastal area have been urged to adopt precautions as there is a possibility of increase in water level in the

Mahakali river as the sluice gates of the dam are opened.

NHPC Limited of India informed that the sluice gates are open from 5:00 am to 8:00 pm today.

The RECOFTC Nepal has expressed its solidarity with the Unity for Sustainability campaign launched by Annapurna Media Network to lead the climate dialogue.

The RECOFTC Nepal, a leading organization working in the sector of forest for the past three decades, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday to take the climate change dialogue ahead through the campaign of Annapurna Media Network.

Though global warming is having a negative impact on climate change on all countries, developing and semi-developed countries are the most affected ones.

Small countries like Nepal should work hard to reduce the effects of climate change.

Sambhu Prasad Dangal, Director of RECOFTC Nepal, said that this campaign would help raise and hold discussions on the important issues of climate change.

As it is not possible to combat the effects of climate change with single effort, a joint effort is needed, he said.

Dangal further said that they are happy to announce themselves and RECOFTC as the green partners.

On the occasion, program manager of the Annapurna Media Network Chiranjibi Neupane said that the campaign would cooperate with all the concerned organizations to raise awareness about climate change.

Normal life in Mahottari district has been affected due to scorching heat since there was no rain for the past two weeks. The maximum temperature in the district is recorded as high as 38 degrees Celsius in recent days.

With the rise in temperature, the number of patients in the district has gone up, the health workers shared.

Dr Pradip Kumar Sah of Jaleshwor Provincial Hospital said the number of patients visiting the hospital has increased on daily basis after the excessive heat.

Dr Kishor Adhikari of Bardibas Hospital said the number of patients visiting the hospitals for the treatment of fever and typhoid has increased lately.

Meanwhile, the incidents of snakebite have also increased in Mahottari due to scorching heat. This week, two persons died of snakebite on their ways to the hospitals for further treatment after being referred from the Gauridanda Snakebite Treatment Centre at Bardibas Municipality-3.