BIRGUNJ: The antigen test of the Nepalis entering Nepal via Birgunj from India has been stopped for some time now due to a shortage of antigen kits.
The Health Desk set up nearby Shankaracharya Gate in Birgunj Metropolis had been conducting antigen tests on them around 25 Nepalis entering Nepal via Birgunj on a daily basis, Saimul Ansari, Health Desk In-charge said.
Saimul shared, “We just check the temperature of those entering Nepal in lack of the antigen kits. If people show COVID-19 symptoms, we send to their respective hometown for staying in isolation.”
Also, the Health Desk set up by the Metropolis in the Customs Area has also run short of antigen kit. The shortage was due to the District Public Health Office, Parsa delaying the dispatch of the kits, according to Metropolis Mayor Bijaya Saraogi.
Collection of nasal and throat swabs in the Health Desks have been stopped although Nepalis are returning home from neighboring India in a pick-up van as the second wave of COVID-19 cases has been on the surge in both Nepal and India.
The COVID-19 infection rate in the Parsa district has been on the wane lately although it had peaked in towards the mid of May. The local administration has been imposing prohibitory orders to prevent the further spread of the Coronavirus infection.
There were 19 COVID-19 cases recorded in Parsa district as of last Monday, according to Dr Saroj Roshan Das, coordinator of Narayani Hospital.
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