INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: Ministry for Health and Population has formulated a protocol for COVID-19 symptomatic people to follow based on World Health
Organisation (WHO) standards keeping in mind the possibility of transmission of the disease.
Stressing on the need for self-quarantine,
Health Minister Bhanubhakta Dhakal said that the government has formulated a procedure to be followed in case people show symptoms of having
&The person in self-quarantine must abide by the WHO recommended measures
Checking body temperature at frequent intervals, distance to be maintained with co-inhabitants, food restrictions and other dos and donts
must be considered.&
Speaking at an event held at the ministry today, the Health Minister stated that a scenario similar to recent
evacuation of and eventual quarantine of Nepalis from Wuhan cannot be expected.
&When you think of quarantine here on, do not think of the
government evacuating students from China, placing them under quarantine and managing their recovery
Think of it as self-quarantine now,& the health minister said
He added that the state will, however, take care of tests to be undertaken in case somebody shows symptoms
The state will manage all expenses if the person needs to be admitted to a hospital for treatment
However, the same protocol will not apply for self-quarantine measures.
It is to be noted that only one person on record has tested positive
Test reports of many others who had shown symptoms have come out negative.
On March 9, the WHO released a statement saying that the threat
of a pandemic has become very real, however adding, that it could still be controlled.
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