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Pregnant woman discharged following recovery from COVID-19

Pregnant woman discharged following recovery from COVID-19

By Tilak Rimal/THT Online

FILE - A view of the entrance gate of Bharatpur Corona Special Hospital designated for COVID-19 treatment, in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-10, Chitwan, as on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Photo: Tilak Ram Rimal/THT

KATHMANDU: A pregnant woman earlier diagnosed with COVID-19, admitted at a health care facility, has been discharged following recovery, confirmed The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) at its regular media briefing, on Sunday. It has been learnt that the 25-year-old female who was undergoing treatment at the Bharatpur-based special COVID-19 Hospital, has tested negative on RT-PCR testing, confirming that the woman had battled her way out. Following the negative test results, the woman--a native of Hetauda sub-metropolitan City, Makwanpur--has been allowed to return home owing to complete recovery from the respiratory infection. According to THT's regional correspondent, Tilak Rimal, the five-month pregnant woman  has been discharged after five days of hospital-stay. The hospital authorities have requested the person to remain in home quarantine for two weeks as a precautionary measure. With this recent addition, the national COVID-19 recovery tally has now reached 220 which includes 172 males and 48 females.