गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Two succumb to COVID-19 in Biratnagar Nepal Two succumb to COVID-19 in Biratnagar KathmanduPati October 23, 2020 File Photo BIRATNAGAR : Two people have succumbed to the coronavirus infection in Biratnagar of Morang district today. The deceased include a man and a woman from the Morang and Sunsari districts. They died this morning while undergoing treatment at the Nobel Teaching Hospital in Biratnagar. Hospital’s administration chief Narayan Dahal said 42-year-old man from Belbari Municipality-11 had been suffering from lungs and kidney ailment. He had tested positive for the coronavirus on October 21 and was kept in an isolation ward. Similarly, the 59-year-old woman from Dharan Sub-metropolitan City-8 had been hospitalised on October 15 and tested positive for the virus on the same day. She had been suffering from respiratory disease and diabetes. Meanwhile, Province no 1 government’s Minister for Internal Affairs and Law, Hikmat Kumar Karki has contracted the coronavirus as well. His private secretary Rabi Khanal said that Minister Karki, who was under contact tracing, had given his swab for testing on Thursday and tested positive today. The Minister was suffering from a cough and cold since a few days. He is now in isolation at his home in Biratnagar. His health condition is normal. Khanal himself has tested positive for coronavirus and he is staying in isolation at his house in Dharan, Sunsari. He is also in normal health. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal PM Balen Shah urges unity and hope amid Dashain… Nepal PM Balen Shah expected to visit India in Mid-November Climate change could displace 40.5 million South Asians by 2050 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 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 The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around
