As there are concerns about the efficacy of the test kits and the rapid testing method itself, PCR tests will be conducted on any positive samples, said the Health Ministry.

The government is sending medics to work in critical care with three days of training.

Increased exposure to distressing news, uncertainty and increased stressors due to the Covid-19 lockdown are prompting numerous mental health issues.

The government currently has around 75,000 rapid test kits imported from China but they haven’t been used due to concerns about their quality.

The number of Covid-19 cases in the country has now reached nine, said the Health Ministry.

The efficacy of the ones that the government has procured, however, has come into question, and officials say the test kits can be used only after they pass the test.

Covid-19 has been confirmed in a 65-year-old woman who accompanied the 19-year-old, who had earlier tested positive, from Belgium all the way to Baglung.

Amid concerns about the efficacy, quality and cost of the kits purchased from China, the ministry has said that it will be testing them before use.

Doctors believe media portals need to exercise caution while publishing stories about the coronavirus as false reports can be very damaging to the social fabric.

Authorities have traced just 11 of the more than 30 people the third Covid-19 patient came into contact with, but none has been tested yet.

Human beings are social animals that thrive in social settings, and staying in quarantine can be strenuous for our mental health.

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The laboratory confirmed the presence of the coronavirus in a 32-year-old man who had just returned from the Middle East.

According to doctors, there is no need to panic as the woman had self-quarantined herself since arriving in the country and has not developed any serious symptoms.

As health workers are more at risk of exposure to the virus, it is necessary to ensure that they are trained and have proper gear, or they might quit.

Without proven cure, there are concerns over a potential outbreak of the disease in Nepal. However, this may be a time to take precautions rather than panic.

Contact tracing has been effective in preventing the virus’ spread in many East Asian countries but Nepal lacks the means to trace and adequate means to test.

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An outbreak in densely populated Kathmandu could overwhelm the laboratory, which is the only public health facility where the test is conducted.

While practitioners of pranic healing believe it to be an alternative for curing many ailments, not many buy it due to lack of scientific evidence.