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Two foreigners, who had come to visit the Khumbu area of Solukhumbu, have been missing for the past 24 days.

Indian national Sirnath Chandra Mohan (31) and Korean national Yohan (50) have gone out of contact since May 15, the District Police Office, Solukhumbu said.

Inspector Umashankar Prasad Sah said that the duo had headed towards the Everest Base Camp on May 19. Since then, they have lost contact with the officials.

The District Police Office, Solukhubu said that they have intensified the search for the missing tourists.

A person died and six other sustained injuries when a pick-up van hit an auto-rickshaw in Bardibas Municipality-3, Mahottari on Monday.

The deceased has been identified as Kunta Dhungel (26) of Bardibas Municipality-3, DSP Prakash Bista, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Mahottari said. 

Incapacitated in the incident, she breathed her last during the course of treatment at the Janakpur-based Kabya Hospital on Tuesday.

Auto rickshaw driver Om Bahadur Lungeli (45), Yadav Kumar Dungel (45), Pabitra Acharya (29) and Karishma Dungel (8) of Bardibas-3 and Purushottam Chalise (35) and Pabitra Chalise (39) of Dhudhauli Municipallity-2, Sindhuli were injured in the incident. 

They are receiving treatment at the Bardibas-based Janasewa Hospital.  

Police said that the incident occurred when the pick-up van heading towards Smriti Park from Patut hit the auto-rickshaw (Ja 1 Ha 3501) coming from the opposite direction. 

Further investigation into the incident is underway.

British health officials have detected another 104 cases of monkeypox in England in what has become the biggest outbreak beyond Africa of the normally rare disease, Associated Press reported.

The UK's Health Security Agency said Monday there were now 470 cases of monkeypox across the country, with the vast majority in gay or bisexual men. Scientists warn that anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, is susceptible to catching monkeypox if they are in close, physical contact with an infected person or their clothing or bed sheets.

According to UK data, 99% of the cases so far have been in men and most are in London.

In May, a leading adviser to the World Health Organization said the monkeypox outbreak in Europe and beyond was likely spread by sex at two recent raves in Spain and Belgium.

Last week, WHO said 1,285 cases of monkeypox had been reported from 28 countries where monkeypox was not known to be endemic. No deaths have been reported outside of Africa. After the UK, the biggest numbers of cases have been reported in Spain, Germany and Canada.

WHO said many people in the outbreak have "atypical features" of the disease which could make it more difficult for doctors to diagnose. The UN health agency also said while close contact can spread monkeypox, "it is not clear what role sexual bodily fluids, including semen and vaginal fluids, play in the transmission."

Meanwhile, countries in Africa have reported more than 1,500 suspected cases including 72 deaths from eight countries. Monkeypox is considered endemic in Central and West Africa, according to Associated Press.

Nepal reported 15 new Covid-19 cases on Monday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2, 086 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which nine returned positive. Likewise, 1, 125 people underwent antigen tests, of which six were tested positive.

The Ministry said that no one died of virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 13  infected people recovered from the disease.

As of today, there are 102 active cases in the country.