The locals of Ward No. 5 and 8 in Bhadrapur Municipality in Jhapa say the setting up of a coronavirus-specific hospital in the area will expose them to the risk of contracting the disease.

The entry of people through proxy border points still continues risking the spread of coronavirus.

The first positive case in the province was reported in Udayapur on April 17; the infection has spread to six other districts in a month.

A journalist reporting from Bhulke in Triyuga Municipality tested positive for the coronavirus.

With the new case, Udayapur district alone now has 32 coronavirus cases.

A meeting of the Nepali Congress Provincial Assembly Party on Thursday decided to draw the attention of the government to stop RDTs immediately questioning its efficacy.

In Province 1, police have so far seized over 2,800 vehicles on charge of defying the lockdown; 1,523 individuals have been in police custody for the same charge.

The local unit has decided to contact trace and expedite coronavirus testing among the local population through the Polymerase Chain Reaction method.

The Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed another case of the coronavirus in Jhapa.

Food Management and Trading Company Ltd has requested the centre to supply 1,000 quintals of rice to fulfil the demand.

Health Ministry said a 62-year-old man tested positive for the virus at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan.

A 65-year-old man from Biratnagar tested positive for the disease on Saturday.

The stranded will be sheltered at various quarantine centres across the province and will be sent home in coordination with local governments.

The office took the decision in the wake of increased incidents of bushfires, trees felling, smuggling of woods and hunting of wild animals across the country.

Authorities are asking respective local units to make arrangements for the passing workers’ stay in quarantine facilities.

Health workers staged a protest outside the city demanding action the officer following the incident.

Patients with flu-like symptoms are being referred to BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences without tests, doctors at Dharan-based hospital say.

Two hospitals in Biratnagar refused to treat the patient who was suffering from high fever on suspicions of being a Covid-19 case, victim’s daughter says.

Five days after the accident, Abhinash Subedi was admitted to Manmohan Hospital on Wednesday. Mechinagar Municipality will bear the cost of his treatment

Mechinagar municipality has asked the tea estate administration to provide food supplies to the workers; the tea estate itself hasn’t said anything about it yet.