The Brunei government on Monday announced the temporary ban of entry for foreign nationals South Asian countries over COVID-19 concerns.

India's prominent virologist Shahid Jameel has resigned from a panel of scientific advisers set up by the government to detect COVID-19 variants.

For the first time since April 21 that new COVID-19 cases reported in India on daily basis have fallen below 300,000 mark.

Nepal got more oxygen cylinders and other medical supplies from China on Monday as the country is battling against COVID-19.

Chief Minister of Bagmati Province, Dormani Poudel has directed the hospitals in all the13 districts of the Province to install oxygen plants.

Chief Minister of Province No 2, Lal Bahadur Raut has appealed to the UN Agency for its support in prevention and control of Covid-19.

The government has started providing the second dose of Vero Cell vaccine against Covid-19 in Kathmandu from today.

The country has witnessed a total of 7,368 new cases of Corona Virus infection in the past 24 hours.

Kailali district is now enlisted as the worst-hit district by the Covid-19 infection.

Chief Minister Poudel said that the Province Government was ready to assist hospitals to resolve problems they have been facing.