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 Nepal hospitals suspend OPD services after doctor attack Nepal doctor airlifted after hospital attack sparks protests Sunsari parties urge calm after fatal clash unrest Sunsari District imposes indefinite curfew across multiple areas Finance minister urges diaspora investment to boost economic growth Nabil bank wins Nepal’s best commercial bank award Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier 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
