गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ UNICEF provides support to coronavirus infected children, teachers Nepal UNICEF provides support to coronavirus infected children, teachers KathmanduPati November 25, 2020 SIMKOT – UNICEF in Nepalgunj has begun providing free health materials to coronavirus infected children, teachers and employees in Namkha rural municipality in the northern part of Humla district. UNICEF has provided health materials to 56 coronavirus infected people, including 49 students at the Mahabouddha Secondary School and the Gumba School in Yalbang on Tuesday. The health materials were also provided to five elderly persons at Yalbang. The materials include blankets, sanitizers, masks, gloves, thermometer and oral rehydration packets, said the rural municipality chairman Bishnu Bahadur Lama. Two hundred units of PPEs to protect workers from COVID-19, one thousand packets of Jeevanjal oral rehydration salts, six packets of toys and games materials and 60 blankets have been provided. Similarly, the 49 infected children who are in home isolation have been provided with various toys. UNICEF has also provided equipment and materials required for the local birthing centre at free of cost. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 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 Now more than ever, support the IT sector Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity India-Nepal Bilateral Dialogue is the only way forward: Dr. Nihar Nayak United front against China -Suresh Sharma Green recovery: An urgency