57 coronavirus cases confirmed in country: Health Ministry

Kathmandu, April 30 : So far, 12,011 people suspect of carrying Coronavirus have been tested for COVID-19 through real-time polymerase chain reaction and 46,860 through rapid diagnostic test across the country, said the Ministry of Health and Population.

The number of infection cases has reached 57, said the Ministry’s Spokesperson Dr Bikash Devkota at a regular press conference organised here on Thursday. Of them, 16 were discharged from hospitals after being cured and the rest are receiving treatment (31 in Biratnagar, eight in Birgunj, one in Dhangadhi and one in Bharatpur), he said. The health of all of them is normal.