Kathmandu, April 4
The first case of local transmission of COVID-19 has been reported in the country.
With this, the total number of confirmed cases has reached nine across the country, of which four are from Sudurpaschim Province.
Ministry of Health and Population today confirmed three new cases of coronavirus infection.
The infection was seen in two persons who recently returned from India, while the third one contracted the infection from a previously infected person.
A 21-year-old male, a resident of Lamkichuha Municipality in Kailali, who had recently returned from Mumbai and a 41-year-old male, a resident of Bedkot, Kanchanpur, who had returned from Uttarakhand of India tested positive for COVID-19.
Besides, a 34-year-old female of Hasanpur, Kailali, without any travel history, has also tested positive for the virus, making her the first-ever local transmission case in the country. She is the sister-in-law of a 34-year-old man, who had recently returned from Dubai.
Having flown to Kathmandu via New Delhi on March 20, the youth had flown to Nepalgunj and then boarded a public vehicle to reach home. He was admitted to the hospital on March 24 as he was suffering from fever and cough. The person had stayed at his maternal uncle’s home in Kathmandu for a day after arrival.
He had tested COVID-19 positive on March 27.
“With the confirmation, all 10 members of his family were placed in quarantine. Their throat swabs were collected and his sister-in-law tested positive. The woman is under treatment at the hospital,” said Dr Jagadish Joshi, Seti Provincial Hospital spokesperson.
All three are undergoing treatment in isolation in Seti Provincial Hospital.
According to the health ministry, the Duba
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