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New Delhi authorities on Wednesday made the wearing of masks compulsory again after COVID-19 infections rose in the Indian capital in recent days, Reuters reported.

"In view of the rise in COVID positive cases recently and as advised by the experts, it was decided to enhance testing, focus on vaccination coverage of targeted population and ensure strict enforcement of COVID appropriate behaviour," Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal said on Twitter.

Hospitalisations have remained under 1%. But Baijal said:

"It was decided to make the wearing of masks mandatory in public places."

Delhi accounted for more than 30% of the 2,067 new infections that India reported on Wednesday, taking the country's running total to more than 43 million. Deaths nationwide rose by 40, mostly from the southern state of Kerala, lifting the total to 522,006, Reuters reported.

The actual toll is believed to be as high as 4 million. 

The tally of daily infections has hovered around a month-high in recent days after most precautions, including penalties for not wearing masks, were dropped a few weeks ago. Several northern districts neighbouring New Delhi have made masks compulsory again, according to Reuters.

Nepal reported 13 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2, 528 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which nine returned positive. Likewise, 1, 349 people underwent antigen tests, of which four were tested positive.

The Ministry said that no one died of virus in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said that 25 infected people recovered from the disease.

As of today, there are 318 active cases in the country.

A temporary police died after he fell off a cliff in Nuwakot.

The deceased has been identified as Yogendra Neupane (26) of Satare, Belkotgadhi  Municipality12, the District Police Office, Nuwakot said.

The incident occurred while he was on his way to his work place in Bidur from his home, SP Ram Prakash Shah, Chief at the District Police Office Nuwakot said.

His body has been handed over to his family members after carrying out postmortem, police said.

A person died and two others were injured after being struck by a lightning at Kerabari in Mahabharat Rural Municipality-7 of Kavre district on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Kanchi Maya Moktan (16), daughter of local Dil Bahadur Moktan.

The incident occurred at around 6 pm yesterday.

The condition of those injured in the incident is normal, Chairman of Mahabharat Rural Municipality-7 Jagat Tamang said.