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 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 Why Are Boys Unexpressive?
