गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ One more Nepali succumbs to COVID-19 abroad Nepal One more Nepali succumbs to COVID-19 abroad KathmanduPati October 25, 2020 File Photo KATHMANDU : One more Nepali person succumbed to COVID-19 abroad last week, taking the fatality caseload among the Nepalis abroad to 284 in 19 countries. According to the Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA) Health Committee Coordinator Dr Sanjeev Sapkota, a Nepali migrant worker in Saudi Arabia died due to the flu-like infection. Dr Sapkota shared that the number of COVID-19 infected Nepalis abroad stands at 42,752 in 42 countries. Of them, 39,179 have already recovered normal health. In Nepal, 155,233 people have contracted the deadly infection. Among them, 108,334 have fully recovered. A total of 842 COVID-19 infected people have lost their lives to the coronavirus infection until today. The NRNA has also continued coordinating efforts to rescue stranded Nepalis abroad. Altogether 120,829 Nepalis have been rescued from 32 countries so far. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Climate loss and damage fund approves $20 Million grant for… Nepal must accelerate reforms to exit FATF grey list Nepal beat Oman by 10 runs in League-2 clash Nepal PM urges unity and action against corruption Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo Now more than ever, support the IT sector “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail
