DOTI: A youth of KI Singh Rural Municipality of the district staying at quarantine after returning from New Delhi, India five days ago has died on Sunday morning.

A 19-year-old youth died in a quarantine set up at Sitaram School in Ward No. 3 at around 3 this morning.

Health coordinator of the village Til Bahadur Bohara said that the man died in the quarantine due to sudden respiratory problems.

He informed that a throat swab sample of the deceased would be collected and sent to Dhangadhi for testing.