MAHENDRANAGAR: Two persons have been admitted at the Kanchanpur-based Mahakali Zonal Hospital in suspicion of being infected with COVID-19.

They have been admitted to the isolation ward at the hospital after having a high fever. They had returned from India only on Saturday.

According to sources at District Police Office, Kanchanpur, two persons who entered Nepal through the Gadda chauki border point have been found of having over 100 degrees Fahrenheit temperature.

Hospital is preparing to take their swab samples for test, according to sources.

According to the District Administration Office, Kanchanpur, over 10,000 Nepalis have arrived through the border point today.