Fifth COVID-19 case recorded in Nepal

Published On: March 28, 2020 11:00 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal

KATHMANDU, March 28: Fifth COVID-19 case was confirmed in Nepal today.

A 19-year-old girl who traveled to Nepal from Belgium tested positive for coronavirus, according to Ministry of Health.

She came to Nepal on March 17 via Qatar on QR652 flight. "She is in contact with doctors and her condition is normal," the ministry spokesperson Bikas Devkota said on a Facebook live broadcast.

The patient hails from Baglung.

Source: Ministry of Health and Population

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