KATHMANDU: A new mother who had died at Bhaktapur Hospital in Bhaktapur district following a labor pain died on Sunday night has tested negative for coronavirus.
After testing positive in RDT, the hospital sent her throat swab sample to the National Public Health Laboratory for a PCR test.
The PCR report came negative on Tuesday.
The Hospital had shut down all its services assuming that the deceased woman could have died due to COVID-19 and the infection could spread among other patients and hospital staff.
The 36-year-old woman who is from Lisankhu Rural Municipality-3 in Sindhupalchowk district and currently staying in Changunarayan Municipality-3 was admitted to the hospital on Sunday evening.
She died after half an hour she went into labor. She was suffering from cough and respiratory-related problems, informed the health workers attending to the deceased woman.
The hospital has been observing precautions to prevent the spread of infection if the deceased had contracted the flu-like infection.
The deceased woman had been regularly visiting KMC Hospital for her routine checkup.
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