गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Coronavirus increasing among army and police personnel in Baglung Nepal Coronavirus increasing among army and police personnel in Baglung KathmanduPati October 16, 2020 File Photo BAGLUNG : Coronavirus cases have been increasing in the barracks of the Nepali Army and Nepal Police in the Baglung district. Twenty-two army personnel and 14 Nepal Police personnel tested positive for the infection on Thursday alone. Before this, the infection was confirmed in 18 soldiers of the No. 23 Brigade of Nepali Army and in 12 others of Arjunban battalion in Ghodabandhe. Cases are also increasing in the Nepal Police. The virus was confirmed in 14 police personnel on Thursday. Fifty-one cases were recorded in the district on Thursday alone, including in the Army and Police personnel, the people’s representatives and three police personnel working at the High Court Pokhara in Baglung. The virus was confirmed in 45 men and six women on Thursday, Chief of the Health Office in Baglung, Suraj Gurau, said. Among the infected are also foreign-returnees staying in quarantine. With this, the number of coronavirus cases has reached 585 in the Baglung district. Nearly 200 new cases have been recorded in the last two weeks. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Climate loss and damage fund approves $20 Million grant for… Nepal must accelerate reforms to exit FATF grey list Nepal beat Oman by 10 runs in League-2 clash Nepal PM urges unity and action against corruption Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 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 Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Now more than ever, support the IT sector “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis
