SEOUL: Nepalis living in South Korea have tested positive for coronavirus for the first time.
According to the Division of Infectious Disease Surveillance, South Korea, coronavirus has been confirmed on 18 Nepalis working at a food company, Hanul Nongsan, in South Korea.
A 20-year-old Nepali girl working in the food company underwent a coronavirus test after suffering from some health complications and she tested positive.
Similarly, 17 other Nepalis underwent the test after the girl tested positive for COVID-19. Coronavirus was confirmed on them as well.
All 18 coronavirus infected people are receiving treatment and the other 16 people living and working with them have been kept in isolation.
According to the Division, swab samples of 131 people who came in contact with infected people have been collected.
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