12 February 2020, Kathmandu
Three corona virus suspects have been hospitalized at Teku-based hospital in Kathmandu.
The Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, Mahendra Shrestha informed that a Chinese national and two Nepalis have been admitted at the Sukharaj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital.
They have been kept in quarantine at the hospital on Wednesday as shared by Shrestha. He also added that their blood samples have been sent for tests at the National Public Health Laboratory for confirmation.
According to him, out of a total of 20 suspects, only one has been tested positive so far.
Meanwhile, a Saudi Arabia national, who was suspected to have been infected with corona virus and admitted at the Teku hospital, has fled from his bed. Shrestha said a search has been initiated to bring him back.
