गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ One more succumbs to coronavirus in Jhapa Nepal One more succumbs to coronavirus in Jhapa KathmanduPati September 27, 2020 File Photo JHAPA : A 45-year-old man of Ghailadubba in Kankai municipality-9 has died of COVID-19. He died while undergoing treatment at the COVID hospital in Biratnagar on Saturday night, according to Mayor Rajendra Pokharel. The man had been suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure. He will be cremated in the presence of family members in Kankai aryaghat today. So far, two residents of Kankai municipality have succumbed to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the municipality has allocated a separate site at Kankai aryaghat to cremate the people who died due to the coronavirus. One out of five sites for cremation has been allocated, said Mayor Pokharel. The covid related death toll in Jhapa has reached six so far. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp When Nepal Goes Offline Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 Prithivi Narayan Shah-tyrant or a builder of the nation ? Supreme Commander Ganeshman Singh’s 23rd Memorial Day being observed today Prachanda flies to India for treatment of his ailing wife Dhakal elected FNCCI senior Vice-chair Over 45 thousand Nepalis repatriated home from abroad Suzuki Dzire In a New Premium Avatar