Sixth Covid-19 death registered in Nepal

By THT Online

Published: 05:09 pm May 29, 2020

This electron microscope image made available and color-enhanced by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. Research released on Thursday, May 28, 2020 shows how dangerous the coronavirus is for current and former cancer patients. Those who developed COVID-19 were much more likely to die within a month than people without cancer who got it, two studies found. Photo: NIAID/National Institutes of Health via AP

KATHMANDU: The sixth Covid-19 associated death has been confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Population on Friday. On May 23, the youth from Arghakhanchi who was returning from India had died on his way home. His swab was collected and sent to Bhairahawa based lab for testing. His report was received on Thursday and made public by the Health Ministry today. Is Covid-19 deaths in Nepal, including the recent case, were confirmed post-humously.

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Sixth Covid-19 death registered in Nepal