Feast host tests positive: 70 samples collected

Kathmandu - The head of a family that hosted a feast to celebrate the naming of a new born member has tested positive to Corona Virus, leading to fear of massive community spread from those who attended the occasion. Flouting prohibitory order and health protocol, the family in Galuwa in Baglung-10 had organized the feast, inviting friends and relatives, and neighbours in large number.

The father of the new born daughter who had come from Lamjung to grace the event tested positive to Corona Virus. As a result, 70 people believed to have come in close contact with him during the feast have given their swab samples for testing, according to the health unit of Baglung municipality.