ITAHARI: The only quarantine center in Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City has housed 55 people from three different countries.
”There are 7 Pakistani, 12 Nepali and 36 Indian nationals. Among them, two are women and one is a minor.” said, Laxmi Gautam deputy mayor of Itahari.
Gautam said Indians arrived for working purposes while Peakistanis had arrived for Islamic programs in different mosques of Itahari.
People who returned from outside Nepal are quarantined on the premises of Janata Multiple Campus of Ithari-5.
Itahari Sub Metropolis had established 100-bed quarantine on 24 March, the day Nepal started countrywide lockdown. Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT), to determine whether people are COVID-19 infected or not, was started since April 14 in Itahari.
”So far we have tested 48 quarantined people and fortunately, all results are negative”, shared Ram Charan Chaudhary, the health section chief at the sub metropolis. He added, ”We will complete testing remaining 7 today.” Chaudhary said Itahari had already carried out RDT to all 110 migrant workers returned from abroad result in which was also negative.
There is strong security in the quarantine center of Itahari.
Nepal Army secures the outer ring. Nepal Police has taken lead for the inside section. Four health workers are deployed for quarantine.
”Two Auxiliary Nurse Midwives(ANM), one Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) and one Health Assistant (HA) from Itahari Hospital have been assigned at the quarantine,” shared Ram Kumar Dhamala, the chief of the emergency department of the only government-owned hospital in the town of around 200 thousand population.
People housed in quarantine are served tea and beans in the morning, lunch before noon, snacks in afternoon and dinner at night, shared Chaudhary.
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