Kathmandu, March 3
From among five persons suspected to have been infected with coronavirus, who were admitted to the isolation ward of Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Teku, four have tested negative for the disease.
Three of the four persons had returned from South Korea. One patient is a Chinese national from Beijing. All four are men aged above 20. All of them were discharged from the hospital today.
“The report of one patient, who was admitted on Monday will be available tomorrow,” said Dr Anup Bastola, spokesperson for Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital.
Throat swab and blood samples of the suspected patients were sent to National Public Health Laboratory for examination.
A patient aged 54 was admitted to the hospital today on the suspicion of contracting coronavirus. “The patient who had returned from Qatar has been suffering from fever and respiratory illness for the past seven days. He was brought to the hospital following his health screening at the health desk of Tribhuvan International Airport. He is currently at the isolation ward. His blood and throat swab samples will be sent to the laboratory tomorrow,” said Bastola.
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