Source::RSS
COVID-19 cases have increased in the Humla district shortly after the prohibitory order was lifted. There has been dense mobility of people in the market and elsewhere after the prohibitory measure was removed. Moreover, a large number of people ignored to follow the health protocol, wear face masks and use sanitizers while stepping out of the house.
As a result, the infection cases have risen, said the officiating superintendent of District Hospital, Humla, Dr. Tashi Yanjuk Lama. "The infection rate is cent per cent in past few days. At some point we will be unable to provide treatment if the infection case increases at this rate," he said.
On Sunday alone, five people were tested positive for the deadly virus. The figure is from 14 antigen tests at the laboratory of the district hospital. The district hospital cannot endure increasing COVID-19 patients without the resources needed to treat them, he said.
At present, four COVID-19 patients are receiving treatment at the hospital, he said. So far, four people have died from the deadly infection in the district. Likewise, 290 infection cases out of 1,980 antigen tests have been reported. Out of which, 43 cases are active while others have recovered from the virus.
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