Thursday, January 15th, 2026

Seven family members of infected Dhangadhi youth test negative



DHANGADHI: Seven members of the youth infected by Coronavirus, and undergoing treatment at Seti State Hospital, have tested negative to the virus.

It may be noted that one of the family members, sister-in-law, of the youth, had tested positive on Saturday.

Throat swab for COVID-19 test was collected from eight members of the youth’s family but all but one have tested negative, said the hospital spokesperson Dr. Jagadish Joshi.

The youth’s wife, four-year-old daughter, his father and mother, elder brother and nephew have all tested negative.

The infected youth had returned Nepal from Dubai via Delhi on March 20. After landing in Kathmandu, he flew to Nepalgunj and reached his home in Hasanpur, Dhangadi municipality via Attaria.

Publish Date : 05 April 2020 11:49 AM

Five killed as marble-laden truck overturns in Sunsari

KATHMANDU: Five people were killed when a truck carrying marble

Gold and silver prices ease after record highs

KATHMANDU: Gold and silver prices dipped on Thursday after reaching

Gagan Thapa-led Nepali Congress to hold first Central Committee meeting today

KATHMANDU: The first Central Committee meeting of the Nepali Congress

RSP’s Swarnim Wagle says party’s nation-building campaign to begin from Madhesh

KATHMANDU: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader Dr. Swarnim Wagle has

Nepali Congress split triggers legal battle over party legitimacy

KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress has entered a new phase of