5 March 2020, Kathmandu
A Nepali national who had been admitted to the Shukraraaj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital (Teku) suspecting of coronavirus infection has escaped. He along with other four people had been quarantined at the hospital on Wednesday.
“One of the Nepalis who had been admitted to Teku Hospital has escaped,” shared a doctor at the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, adding, “Police have launched a manhunt to nab him.
Three Nepalis – who recently returned from South Korea, Qatar, UAE each – and one French had been admitted to the hospital.
They were scheduled to undergo screening for coronavirus on Thursday, according to Dr Anup Bastola.
