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Coronavirus-infected persons being treated at isolation hospital



NEPALGUNJ: Fifteen persons, who were tested positive for coronavirus in Banke sharing border with India, are currently undergoing treatment at Khajura-based Corona Special Isolation Hospital.

Arrangements of treatment of the infected persons have been made at the hospital set up at Khajura-based Sushil Koirala Prakhar Cancer Hospital.

The health condition of all the 15 people receiving treatment is normal, said Dr Prakash Bahadur Thapa, Medical Superintendent of Bheri Hospital Nepalgunj.

Seven among those testing positive for coronavirus in Nepalgunj, Banke are female at the age of 7, 30, 40, 50, 55, 58 and 60, according to the Health Office Banke.

Other male infected are at the age of 16, 21, 32, 34, 34, 36, 37 and 55, the Office informed.

Among the swab samples collected in Banke on Saturday, lab reports of only 55 have been so far received while results of 35 are awaited.

Swab samples of additional four were collected on Sunday and their lap reports are yet to come, corona focal person of the District Health Office, Banke, Naresh Shrestha said.

Publish Date : 04 May 2020 21:46 PM

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