Karnabir Kami, 60, of Badalamji VDC-4 in Dailekh district, who was suffering from viral fever for the last few days, died on Wednesday morning. According to Rajendra Adhikari, an office assistant at Badalamji VDC office, Kami died of viral fever since no one took him to the health post.[break]
“Every one was too scared to touch him (Kami),” said Adhikari. “The villagers are fearful that they may contract the disease if they attend to the patients.”
According to Adhikari, since hundreds of people are sick due to viral fever in Dailekh district, it is getting increasingly difficult for the patients to find help even from their family members.
Earlier, six people had died of viral fever -- five in Kalidanda VDC and one in Goganpani VDC of Dailekh district. As of now, all the seven people have died of viral fever as they were not taken to the health post.
“Never before have so many people fallen sick due to viral fever,” said Karunakar Khatri, in-charge of Badalamji Health Post. “We are providing medical treatment to around 70 patients every day.”
Meanwhile, according to Republica correspondent Dilip Poudel, one school has been closed down in Baglung district after dozens of students fell sick due to viral fever at once. Nava Jyoti Primary School in Burtibang was closed for an indefinite period from Wednesday.
Viral fever in Rajbiraj jail
Around 50 inmates in the overcrowded Rajbiraj jail have fallen sick due to viral fever, according to Republica correspondent Jitendra Kumar Jha.
Most of the sick patients are suffering from fever, cough with symptoms of nausea and vomiting, said the jail administration. According to jailer Pramesh Jha, the jail administration is facing a hard time as so many people are sick at the same time.
“We lack budget for medicines because many jail inmates have fallen sick at once,” he said. According to him, apart from viral fever, around 30 inmates are suffering from skin diseases.
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