Health Ministry today confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus infection, taking Nepal’s total number of Covid-19 cases to 14, and live cases to 13, as one has returned after being treated in January.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population Dr Bikash Devkota – during the regular press briefing today – has confirmed two more cases and informed that a 19-year-old male from Rautahat and 65-year-old female from Kailali tested positive for the deadly virus.
“One of those infected is a 65-year-old woman in Kailali,” he said, adding that the woman, who tested negative on Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) after a 15-day quarantine, has now been detected with coronavirus infection. Initially, the woman had tested negative on Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) during the14-day quarantine. Her throat swab and blood sample were collected and sent to Kathmandu for further tests. The result of her sample tested at the National Public Health Laboratory in Kathmandu has come out positive,” he added.
The sexagenarian was put in a quarantine facility at Lamki Multiple Campus in Lamkichuha Municipality-1 of Kailali district over 15 days ago, after she reached there from Birgunj in Parsa district in a group of seventeen. She is presently receiving treatment at Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi. The government is investigating and tracing contract, he added. “The woman used to run a tea-shop in Birgunj along the Nepal-India border.”
Likewise, a 19-year-old boy in Rautahat district has tested positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of infected in the country to 14. Like the earlier case, the result of his test conducted at the National Public Health Laboratory came out positive, Devkota said, adding that the teenager was also in quarantine earlier. “He has now been shifted to a hospital for treatment.”
With the new addition, there are five active cases of Covid-19 at Dhangadhi based Seti Zonal Hospital, three in Birgunj, two in Baglung, two in Kathmandu, and one in Rautahat.
The new Covid-19 cases were reported two days after three Indian nationals residing in Birgunj were confirmed to have the coronavirus. On Saturday, three Indian nationals residing in a mosque in Birgunj tested positive for the virus.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population Dr Bikash Devkota – during the regular press briefing today – has confirmed two more cases and informed that a 19-year-old male from Rautahat and 65-year-old female from Kailali tested positive for the deadly virus.
“One of those infected is a 65-year-old woman in Kailali,” he said, adding that the woman, who tested negative on Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) after a 15-day quarantine, has now been detected with coronavirus infection. Initially, the woman had tested negative on Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) during the14-day quarantine. Her throat swab and blood sample were collected and sent to Kathmandu for further tests. The result of her sample tested at the National Public Health Laboratory in Kathmandu has come out positive,” he added.
The sexagenarian was put in a quarantine facility at Lamki Multiple Campus in Lamkichuha Municipality-1 of Kailali district over 15 days ago, after she reached there from Birgunj in Parsa district in a group of seventeen. She is presently receiving treatment at Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi. The government is investigating and tracing contract, he added. “The woman used to run a tea-shop in Birgunj along the Nepal-India border.”
Likewise, a 19-year-old boy in Rautahat district has tested positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of infected in the country to 14. Like the earlier case, the result of his test conducted at the National Public Health Laboratory came out positive, Devkota said, adding that the teenager was also in quarantine earlier. “He has now been shifted to a hospital for treatment.”
With the new addition, there are five active cases of Covid-19 at Dhangadhi based Seti Zonal Hospital, three in Birgunj, two in Baglung, two in Kathmandu, and one in Rautahat.
The new Covid-19 cases were reported two days after three Indian nationals residing in Birgunj were confirmed to have the coronavirus. On Saturday, three Indian nationals residing in a mosque in Birgunj tested positive for the virus.
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