गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ One more person succumbs to coronavirus in Jhapa Nepal One more person succumbs to coronavirus in Jhapa KathmanduPati October 05, 2020 File Photo JHAPA : One more person succumbed to the coronavirus in Jhapa district on Sunday evening. The 82-year-old man of Birtamod municipality- 5 died in the course of treatment at Biratnagar-based Nobel Hospital, said COVID-19 Prevention and Control Coordinator at Birtamod Health Section, Om Khadka. Suffering from asthma, he was admitted at Birtamod-based Birt City Hospital for treatment after he complained of health problems four days ago and he was referred to Nobel Hospital for further treatment. The swab of the elderly person was collected on Saturday and he tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday morning, shared Khadka. With this, the coronavirus related death toll has reached nine in Jhapa and there are 931 active cases, said focal person at the District Public Health Office, Jhapa, Jeevan Chaulagain. Write your comments RELATED NEWS When Nepal Goes Offline US backs Nepal’s flood victim identification efforts India, Nepal discuss ties ahead of PM Shah’s visit Nepal must shift from exporting labour to global tech services,… Nepal’s child marriage rate falls to 28% but 2030 goal… Government backs efforts to build advertising sector as independent industry 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 We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Nearly three dozen Chinese manufacturers show interest in supplying electric buses to Nepali government The envisioned Defense University and its rationale
