But experts say that a shortage of chemical fertilisers may play spoilsport.

Authorities have decided to heighten surveillance along Nepal-India border and expand tests and contact tracing.

PCR tests have been halted at the Narayani Hospital in Birgunj since Monday for a lack of compatible PCR test kits.

None of the concerned stakeholders have taken initiatives to stop the haphazard extraction, say locals.

While relatives allege malpractice, director Basruddin Ansari says his hospital is not responsible for dialysis patients who die after returning home.

Man sustains a broken bone in his right leg due to the severity of the blow.

After two infected individuals escaped from the hospital on Wednesday, the district authorities have allowed police to exercise extreme force if necessary.

The three persons were in quarantine facilities in Bara and Parsa districts.

Produce is piling up in the fields of farmers in Birgunj even as 15-20 trucks laden with vegetables from India cross the border every day.

Doctors at the hospital say a larger space is required to set up a laboratory that can safely run tests without compromising the results.

In Rautahat’s Chandrapur, political parties and senior government officials are exerting pressure on local representatives to provide food relief to their friends and families.

Border authorities on either side have banned pedestrians and vehicles, including two-wheelers and e-rickshaws, from crossing the border.

Lab report by Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, specifically mentions ‘negative’ for 2019-nCoV.

Narayani Hospital in Birgunj used to conduct dialysis of 18 to 20 kidney patients on a daily basis.

There was a brief clash between the protesting students and a group of youths, who were reportedly mobilised by Basaruddin Ansari, the managing director of the college.