KATHMANDU: A Nepali girl arriving in Nepal from France via Qatar transit has tested positive for coronavirus.
The coronavirus infection has been confirmed for the first time in Nepal by the Ministry of Health and Population in a press meet organized on Monday.
Organizing a press meet at the Ministry, Minister for Health and Population Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal said that a 19-year-old girl has tested positive for coronavirus. Her swab screening result came out yesterday.
Minister Dhakal further said that the family members of the victim have been kept at isolation and a search is underway to find out other passengers who came to Nepal along with her by the same flight.
The woman had come to Nepal via Qatar on March 17.
The girl was earlier self-isolating in her house. However, she is currently undergoing treatment at Sukraraj Tropical & Infectious Disease Hospital, Teku in Kathmandu, Minister Dhakal said.
Minister Dhakal further said that the government would leave no stone unturned to tackle the pandemic.
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