DHADING, Aug 16: Twenty-eight more people including the medical superintendent of the Chitwan-based Bharatpur Hospital, Dr Shree Ram Tiwari, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was detected in 27 individuals from Chitwan and one from Sarlahi.
Of the 28 new cases detected, three are doctors and one is a health worker, according to chairman of the Hospital Development Committee, Dr Bhojraj Adhikari.
Fake PCR report prepared using letterpad of Bharatpur Hospital
As many as 474 throat swab samples were tested for COVID-19. Of them, 28 came out to be positive.
Twenty-one people -10 males and 11 females - who have contracted the virus are from Bharatpur Municipality-3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 15, and 21 alone.
Similarly, four people from Ratnanagar Municipality-5 and 12 and two from Khaireni Municipality-8 also tested positive for the virus.
After witnessing COVID-19 at the community level in Chitwan, the local administration has enforced curfew orders till Aug 21 in a bid to curb the further spread of the virus.
