503 test negative in Baglung

Kathmandu - A rapid diagnostic test (RDT) carried out in 503 people suspected of carrying the Corona Virus has shown negative. RDT began in Balgung from Thursday, after the district was put under the red zone. So far all the results are negative, said District Health Office Chief Suraj Gurau. All the people who were tested had returned home from abroad recently.

As per the directive of the Health Ministry, all the people living in the area where the infected persons lived, those who came in physical contact with them and those returning from abroad are being tested. As of Monday, 971 people will be tested in 10 local levels of the district, Gurau said. Of the tested, ten per cent will have their throat swab collected to check for Corona Virus.