28 March 2020, Kathmandu
Nepal has reported another case of COVID-19 taking the total cases to five.
As shared by the Ministry of Health and Population, a 19-year-old girl who had recently returned from Belgium has tested positive for COVID-19.
She is currently undergoing treatment in Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku, Spokesperson Bikash Devkota said during a press briefing on Saturday.
According to Devkota, her swab sample was tested at National Public Health Laboratory which came out to be positive.
She had arrived in Nepal from Belgium via Qatar transit on March 17.
