SAPTARAI: A youth who had recently returned from Qatar has been showing symptoms similar to COVID-19.

The 27-year-old youth who had landed in Kathmandu on Thursday had arrived in his home here on Sunday.

He is having high fever along with cough, according to ward Chairman Inardev Chaudhary.

Chaudhary said the youth has been sent to the Biratnagar-based Koshi Zonal Hospital for treatment.