KATHMANDU, April 26: A total of 33 Nepalis have died of coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom so far, according to Embassy of Nepal in London. Of them three are women.

Apart from the Embassy, the Gorkha Welfare Trust also keeps a separate record, said spokesperson of the Embassy Sharad Raj Aran.

However, the Trust and Embassy put the toll to 33 or more. The Trust maintains records of only the ex-Gurkha army personnel which could lead to a variation in the number of deaths, said officer at the trust Gyari Ghale.

The number of deaths could be higher as the families who suffer deaths may not inform the media.

Furthermore, the hospital management do not make the death public without the consent of the concerned families. RSS

KATHMANDU, April 15: Another former Gurkha soldier has died of coronavirus on Wednesday as the number of Nepalis dying of the disease has reached 10 in the United Kingdom.

Laxman Shrestha, 55, died while receiving treatment at the Guy’s Hospital in central London, said Bhoj Baral, who served with Shrestha.

Shrestha had been living in Plumstead. He originally hails from Syangja had recently shifted in Poikhara lakeside.

According to Baral, Shrestha’s health had not improved although he was kept in ventilator. He was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago after she suffered from fever and cold.

Of the 10 deceased, seven are former British Gurkha servicemen.

The pandemic has killed 12,868 and infected 98,476 people in the UK.

Globally, the virus has infected 2,083,607 people and claimed 134,632 lives – most in the United States with 644,089 infections and 28,529 deaths, followed by Italy which has recorded 165,155 cases and 21,645 deaths. Spain is another worst-hit county with 180,659 infections and 18,812 deaths. France has reported 147,836 infections and 17,167 deaths.

KATHMANU, April 12: An ex-Gurkha serviceman has died of COVID-19 in the United Kingdom on Saturday.

Originally from Waling in Syangja district of Nepal, Yam Bahadur Malla, 86, died during treatment at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

Malla had been living in Swindon with his son and family since 2004. He was admitted to the hospital four days ago after suffering from cough and diarrhea, according to Chairperson of the Chettri Society in London Rajan Kumar Chettri.

Malla is the second Nepali national to die from the disease in the UK. Earlier, a 66-year-old former British Gurkha soldier had died from the virus on March 17.

According to Non-Resident Nepali Association, a total of 12 Nepalis have died of the virus abroad so far while 665 are infected.

KATHMANDU, May 23: Government of Nepal today has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Manchester of the United Kingdom where 19 people were killed yesterday.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, in a letter to his British counterpart, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Boris Johnson, stated that Nepal stands in solidarity with the Government of UK and sympathies to the bereaved families and those injured.

Minister Mahat further wished for speedy recovery to the injured people and hoped that those responsible for the terrorist attack would be brought to book. RSS