गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Nepal Army personnel succumbs to COVID-19 Nepal Nepal Army personnel succumbs to COVID-19 KathmanduPati September 20, 2020 File photo KATHMANDU : A Nepal Army personnel has died due to COVID-19. The 34-year-old man originally from Ramechhap district died on September 14, according to NA Public Relations and Information Directorate. The test for coronavirus was conducted on the man after he died on the 17th. As many as 2,056 Nepal Army personnel have tested positive for the virus. Among them, 401 have returned home after recovery while 1,654 are still undergoing treatment, said NA Spokesperson Santosh Ballav Poudel. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal urges preparedness as super El Niño looms Nepal’s RSP expands secretariat, names key officials Nepal finance minister rules out demonetisation plan Nepal PM Balendra Shah heads to Pokhara, Mustang Nepal, South Korea sign pact on technology cooperation Nepal’s foreign financing aid shrinking: Finance Minister Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?2 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative3 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case