गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Prisoner at Bheri Prison dies of COVID-19 Nepal Prisoner at Bheri Prison dies of COVID-19 KathmanduPati September 21, 2020 File Photo BANKE: A male inmate infected with COVID-19 has died at the Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj, Banke district today during the course of his treatment. According to Banke’s COVID-19 focal person Naresh Shrestha, the deceased was a 58-year-old man from Sahare of Gurbhakot Municipality in Surkhet district. Shrestha shared that the infected inmate died in an isolation facility at 6:25 am. The prisoner, who was serving his term for murder, had been admitted to Bheri Hospital after he complained of illness. Nasal and throat swabs of the inmate suffering from asthma and respiratory related complications were taken. In his report he was found to have contracted the flu-like infection. With this, the number of people having succumbed to the deadly infection in the Banke district has reached 11. Among them, four were from outside the district, informed Shrestha. Write your comments RELATED NEWS PM Shah expresses commitment to making police organization capable 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 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 Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 ANM and Lab Assistant trainings to no longer be provided in Nepal, task force created for solution Bam Dev Gautam to become National Assembly member CIAA initiates investigation into financial irregularities complaints against two SSPs
