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Lumbini Provincial Hospital shuts NICU unit



BUTWAL:  The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) under the Lumbini Provincial Hospital has been shut down after five health workers tested positive for the coronavirus.

Issuing a press note on Wednesday, the hospital said the NICU unit will remain closed until the further notice for disinfection after five health workers of the unit were diagnosed with COVID-19.

The other services, however, will remain open, said Dr Bishnu Gautam of the hospital.

Publish Date : 09 September 2020 09:11 AM

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