KATHMANDU: Nepal has confirmed that a new variant of coronavirus has entered Nepal as well.

Issuing a statement on Monday the Ministry of Health and Population stated that three out of six people who arrived here from the UK a few days ago are found infected with the new variant.

According to the Ministry, the samples of six people who arrived from the UK were sent to a laboratory in Hong Kong on January 11 to find out if there was a new strain of the virus.

The Ministry received an email on Monday that out of six people a 28-year-old female and 67 and 32 years male have tested positive for the new virus.

The Ministry has not offered the details of these people with a new coronavirus positive report, yet, the sources claimed that the 28-year-old woman and the 32-year-old man have already recovered whereas the 67-year-old woman is still undergoing treatment.