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6 Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health And Wellness and also Population Dr Bikas Devkota stated that individuals who had been remaining in quarantine would certainly have to remain in quarantine for greater than 14 days as sometimes contaminated individuals revealed signs and symptoms of the coronavirus even after 14 days.
He urged individuals to comply with the rules of lockdown and stay in quarantine as that was the only choice to properly examine the spread of COVID-19.
Attending to the day-to-day press rundown here today Dr Devkota said testing for coronavirus had actually started in 3 more cities outside Kathmandu today-- Bharatpur, Dhulikhel and Bhairahawa.
With the brand-new centres, there are currently 10 screening centres including the one in Kathmandu valley.
According to Devkota, as of today, 1,697 COVID-19 tests have actually been performed.
An overall of 9,168 people have
been remaining in quarantine throughout the country.
Likewise, 12 people are undertaking treatment in seclusion wards of medical facilities in Kathmandu as well as 95 individuals outside Kathmandu.
In the last 1 day, 5 individuals were provided in the red area or in the list of presumed COVID-19 clients.
NORVIC International Medical facility today donated 1,000 items of PPE, 2,000 N-95 masks as well as 48,000 medical masks to the Ministry of Wellness and Population today.
A variation of this write-up shows up in e-paper on April 06, 2020 of the Himalayan Times.
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