COVID-19: Around 50,000 tests undertaken

Kathmandu - The government has so far carried out 49,336 tests for coronavirus across the country. At a press conference organized here today by the Ministry of Health and Population, it was shared that PCR test has reached 9,666 and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) 39,670 so far.

According to the ministry spokesperson Dr Bikas Devkota, total 4,160 sample tests were undertaken in State-1 followed by 5,044 in State-2: 7,467 in Bagmati state, 4,871 in Gandaki state: 2,950 in State-5: 4,974 in Karnali state and 10,204 in Sudurpaschim state. Total people quarantined so far are altogether 14,731.