The Trenu Info

Kathmandu, March 24: It has been one year since Nepal imposed a lockdown due to corona infection. The coronavirus was locked down on March 26 last year to control the virus. It was repeatedly suspended for more than four months. Along with easing the lockdown in other countries, there has been some relief in Nepal only from Bhadau.

It is being speculated that the second wave of Corona has arrived in Nepal before the end of the year. The daily number of infected people has increased from 50-55 to 188. On Tuesday alone, 188 new infections were added. Until a few days ago, that number was less than a hundred. This has shown that the infection can increase in Nepal.

Some precaution has been taken in Nepal after a large number of corona infections started to increase in some parts of India. Nepal also has a high risk of corona infection due to its open border with India. The director of Shaheed Shukraraj Tropical and Communicable Diseases Hospital in Teku, Dr. Sagar Raj Bhandari informed that only one or two people were infected with corona in the hospital a few days ago and now seven people have been admitted. Five of the seven are being treated in the ICU and two in the isolation ward.

The number of infected people has increased from 7 to 10 percent by 20 percent on Tuesday. Rajbhandari said that people have started ignoring Corona lately. Stating that everyone walking on the road on public transport has stopped using masks, he said that ignoring the corona would make the second wave more dangerous than the first.

Meetings, conferences, sit-ins, processions and gatherings should be stopped. Rajbhandari stressed on the need for the citizens themselves to be vigilant. He said that Corona could be defeated if everyone could start from their own place.

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Anup Bastola said that the rise of corona virus in India has increased the risk to Nepal. He said that as the infection spread in India, there was a suspicion that the corona virus was spreading in a new way.

Ignoring the risk of corona, many people are walking barefoot, warning that it could have a very big impact. Bastola gave. Stating that a new chapter of corona infection has recently started not only in European countries but also in neighboring India, he suggested to take precaution against the possible impact on Nepal.

Dr. Bastola said that the number of infected people is increasing in India and Bangladesh and it is increasing in Nepal. Saying that the number may increase due to people not adopting public health standards, Dr. to meet the public health standards. Bastola Requested.

Added corona infected

Corona virus infections are on the rise in Nepal. The Ministry of Health and Population has informed that the number has reached 50 to 100 daily. According to the ministry, 188 more people have been infected with the corona virus in the last 24 hours. Another 77 infected people from across the country have been cured. Similarly, out of the three districts of Kathmandu Valley, 76 have been added in Kathmandu, five in Bhaktapur and 16 in Lalitpur. PCR tests of 4,032 people have been conducted in various laboratories across the country.

The total number of infected corona in Nepal has reached 276,244 with the addition of infected people on Tuesday. Similarly, the number of those who have recovered has reached 272,097. According to the ministry, the number of active infected people in the country is 1,128 and there are 48 in quarantine. The death toll in the past 24 hours has been zero. The number of deaths from corona infection in Nepal has reached 3,019 so far.