DHARAN: Ward number 17 of Daran Sub Metropolitan City has been sealed off after two members of a family died from coronavirus in Daran of Sunsari district.
A 74-year-old woman and her 60-year-old son from Dharan Sub-metropolitan City-17 succumbed to the pandemic at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) on Sunday.
The ward no. 17 has been sealed off for a week to stem the coronavirus after it spread to the community level, said ward chairman Manoj Bhattarai.
A team from the Nepal Police and Armed Police Force has been deployed in two layers in the COVID-19-affected ward to ensure the prohibitory order.
Bhattarai said the contact tracing will be done for a week.
The mother died at 8:30 am and the son at 7:45 am, according to BPKIHS’ Director Dinesh Sapkota on yesterday.
A total of 18 COVID-19 patients have died at the hospital so far.
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