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Dr Rojeet Shrestha and Dr Puja Neopane

Shrestha is an assistant professor at Hokkaido University, Japan. Twitter: @Rojeetshrestha Neopane is a microbiologist at Hokkaido University, Japan
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Positive PCR results in patients recovered from COVID-19 may not be reinfection

Published On: May 13, 2020 10:24 AM NPT By: Dr Rojeet Shrestha and Dr Puja Neopane

Nepal recently reported three cases, who are believed to be recovered from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), being tested positive for the virus again. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a 54-year-old man from Kathmandu, who was discharged from hospital on April 26, tested positive for the virus again. Similarly, a 44-year-old man from Parsa and a 19-year-old teenager from Rautahat were declared recovered and discharged on April 29 after three consecutive negative reports of PCR test. Both of them later tested positive for the virus during a follow-up investigation.

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