INDIA VIRUS MORE LETHAL, SAYS NEPAL

Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has said the coronavirus coming from India is “more lethal” than that arriving from China and Italy and blamed the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the Himalayan nation on those illegally entering the country from India. Even as he said so, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Nepal jumped to 427 on Wednesday.

Speaking about the COVID-19 pandemic in Parliament on Tuesday, Oli said it has become very difficult for Nepal to contain the spread of the deadly virus due to the flow of people from outside. “Those who are coming from India through illegal channels are spreading the virus in the country and some local representatives and party leaders are responsible for bringing in people from India without proper testing,” Oli was quoted as saying by the Kathmandu Post.

PM Oli on Tuesday asserted that Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura belong to Nepal and vowed to "reclaim" them

NEW DELHI: At a time when the credibility of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has plummeted to an all time low and internationally there''s a groundswell for new leadership, India''s Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is all set to be the chairman of the WHO''s Executive Board. He has been elected to the post and will take charge this Friday itself, succeeding Japan''s Dr Hiroki Nakatani.

This all important Executive Board has 34 members who are technically qualified and represent their nations. All of the 34 are designated by their respective states in the World Health Assembly, which in this case was recently concluded where

Harsh Vardhan made a long speech about India''s response to COVID-19 and how Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown "leadership" benefiting not just India but the world.

In fact, the proposal to appoint India''s nominee to the executive board was signed by the 194-nation World Health Assembly.