गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ 707 new coronavirus cases, 264 discharged Nepal 707 new coronavirus cases, 264 discharged KathmanduPati August 20, 2020 Kathmandu: Coronavirus infection has been confirmed in an additional 707 people in Nepal in the last 24 hours. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, informed that the total number of infected people in Nepal has reached 29,645. Similarly, 263 infected people have recovered in the last 24 hours, while a total of 17,964 infected people have returned home after undergoing treatment in Nepal. In the last 24 hours, 11,832 PCR tests have been done. The number of active cases is 11,555. Six people have died in Nepal in the past 24 hours, tallying the total number of corona related deaths to 126. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal urges preparedness as super El Niño looms Nepal’s RSP expands secretariat, names key officials Nepal finance minister rules out demonetisation plan Nepal PM Balendra Shah heads to Pokhara, Mustang Nepal, South Korea sign pact on technology cooperation Nepal’s foreign financing aid shrinking: Finance Minister Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Prime Minister’s Dashain greeting card using old map without Limpiyadhura sparks outrage in social media Suzuki Dzire In a New Premium Avatar Chinese Ambassador Yanqi meets President Bhandari amid deepening political crisis Novak Djokovic disqualified from the US Open for hitting line judge Mini stadium being constructed in Hetauda