95 per cent COVID-19 infected are returnees to Nepal

Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases Control Division Director Dr Basudev Pandey shared that 95 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases in the country are new entrants from overseas and most of them are India returnees.

The number of COVID-19 infected has crossed 9,000 in the country. Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases Control Division Director Dr Basudev Pandey shared that cases of COVID-19 were on the rise but the virus has not spread at the community-level so far.

In a regular press briefing at the Ministry, Dr Pandey shared that 95 per cent of the total cases are new entrants to the country from overseas and most of them are India returnees. He added that 92 per cent of the infected are men.

Similarly, Ministry’s spokesperson, Dr Jageshwar Gautam shared that 421 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the country on Sunday. He added that 357 of them are males and 64 are females. With this, the number of infected has reached 9,026 as they were tested for COVID-19 positive via PCR test.

Similarly, a 69-year old man of Mainadanda of Gulmi district died of CIVID-19 on Sunday. With this, 23 persons have lost their lives due to COVID-19 infection in the country till date. Likewise, 1,772 people returned home after complete recovery from COVID-19 following the treatment.

According to Gautam, a total of 175,173 have been tested via PCR methods while 262,174 via RDT methods so far in the country. Gautam added that 94,928 people are in different quarantine facilities while 7,231 in isolation in the country.

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