{"id":5264,"date":"2021-01-18T15:15:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T09:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2021-01-18T15:15:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T09:30:55","slug":"govt-confirms-new-variant-of-covid-cases-first-in-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=5264","title":{"rendered":"Govt confirms new variant of Covid cases, first in Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">KATHMANDUPATI: The government has confirmed that the new variant of coronavirus has entered the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Issuing a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Health and Population said that a new Covid-19 variant has been detected in three individuals who arrived from the UK recently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the ministry, a 28-year-old female and two men (aged 67 and 32) tested positive for the new variant of Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new variant, referred to by experts as the B.1.1.7 lineage, was first detected in the UK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on January 11, the ministry had sent their samples to Hong Kong to carry out a test to confirm whether they have contracted the new variant of coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the ministry, the female and 32-year old man have already tested negative whereas 67-year man is asymptomatic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In its statement, the ministry has urged people to maintain caution until the coronavirus vaccine is available in Nepal. 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