Kathmandu (Sandhya Jha Intern Journalist): Nepal has lockeddown Banke district to prevent the spread of Corona. The local administration has imposed a complete ban on movement inside the Nepalganj sub-metropolis on Tuesday. Significantly, after 15 new cases of Corona came out, the district administration decided to impose a complete ban in Nepalganj city. Chief District Officer Kumar Bahadur Khadka confirmed this over the phone. He said that all business activities in the city have been banned. This ban will remain in force in the district for three days. Khadka said that the situation is being monitored.
No one has died in Nepal from Corona yet
The corona virus has also entered Nepal. According to data released by the Nepalese Ministry of Health, 82 people in Nepal are infected with the corona virus. The first case of corona virus in Nepal was of an 81-year-old woman. This infected woman returned from Britain. The woman’s 58-year-old son was also found to be corona infected. However, the relief was that both had recovered after treatment. Most cases of corona are in eastern Nepal. The most coronary patients have been found in Nepal’s Udaipur district. This district is the hotspot of Corona in Nepal. In Udaipur district, many Indian nationals are also among those found infected. Many of these people were staying in the mosque. Relief for Nepal is that no one has died from Corona there yet. 10 people have recovered and returned to their homes after treatment.
8 cases of corona reported in 24 hours
There have been 8 reported cases of corona in 24 hours in Nepal. Only 82 people in Nepal are infected with the corona virus. The special thing is that Nepal is a country where no citizen has died from Corona yet. More than 64,492 people have been placed in Quarantine in Nepal. So far more than nine thousand people have been investigated in the country. Let us know that more than 3,646,834 people are infected all over the world. There are 3,563 new cases of corona reported in 24 hours worldwide. So far 252,442 people have died from Corona.
Nepal declared lockdown a day before India
Like any other country, the corona epidemic is facing a challenge before Nepal. A lockdown has been declared a day before India across Nepal to deal with this challenge and prevent cases from escalating. Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has not fixed a date for ending the lockdown. He says the lockdown will continue until further orders in Nepal. In view of the ever increasing cases in neighboring India, Nepal and vigilance are on the alert.
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