Kathmandu, April 15
The third member of a family residing in Sun City Apartments in Pepsicola with two COVID-19 patients has tested negative for the novel coronavirus disease.
The 52-year-old woman was admitted to the isolation ward of Patan Hospital on Monday after she tested positive for virus antibodies during rapid diagnostic tests performed on her. But a polymerase chain reaction test performed on her generated negative result, said Bikash Devkota, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population. She was released from the hospital today, but has been asked to remain in home quarantine for at least a week as doctors could not confirm whether she had recovered from the disease.
“More tests need to be conducted to confirm this,” said a virologist on condition of anonymity.
What is surprising is that the woman’s 58-year-old husband and her 81-yearold mother-in-law, who were living with her in the same apartment, have tested positive for COVID-19. Her husband and motherin-law are still in the isolation ward of Patan Hospital where they were admitted with her on Monday.
The three had returned from the United Kingdom on March 18.
Presence of coronavirus patients in Sun City Apartments had sent chills down the sp
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