Six-year-old from Kapilvastu admitted in TUTH among the infected

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: A six-year-old girl from Kapilvastu, who is currently at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) for treatment, has
been detected with coronavirus infection. She arrived at the Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) outpatient clinic of the hospital on Tuesday, a
hospital source said. Upon the 6-year-old preliminary examination and background check, her throat swab specimen was collected and sent for
testing, which resulted in a positive
The diagnosis has now put the hospital in alert while the administration is conducting a meeting on the steps ahead. The child is currently
admitted at the neurology ward as the ENT ward has been converted into a Covid-19 special unit in the wake of the global health
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