Fourteen of the 51 individuals sent home from quarantine three days ago test positive for virus.

Covid-19-infected people have started attending wedding ceremonies and are taking part in paddy transplantation and other social gatherings in their community, raising fears among the locals.

The hospital doesn’t have an isolation centre either.

The landslide, which has displaced 400 people in Mallesi village of the district, puts 45 other households at the risk of being swept away.

In mid-April, the Covid-19 Crisis Management Committee in Bajhang had decided to impose a ban on the collection of the herb because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Residents of Khalanga fear possible floods every monsoon, as the embankments that were damaged seven years ago are yet to be reconstructed.

Officials say they can’t test every body because of limited resources.

Siddhartha Aauji had sustained critical injuries after setting himself on fire in front of Bayalpata Hospital on Monday morning. He was airlifted to Nepalgunj-based Bheri Hospital where he died in course of treatment

The lone PCR machine in the province is being used to process only 150 samples a day. More than 1,600 collected swabs are yet to be processed.

Critical patients, postpartum mothers, senior citizens and children are facing difficulties to reach health facilities due to the lockdown.

Sudurpaschim Health Directorate has instructed health workers to test swab samples for both malaria and coronavirus in the quarantine facilities.

The incident took place in Achham after the hospital they were working for decided not to renew the contract of 33 workers. The critically injured man had been airlifted to Nepalgunj for treatment

The use of these antibody testing apparatus continues in Bajhang and elsewhere, largely because of a lack of swift testing via PCR method.

According to Sudurpaschim Health Directorate, sub-regional hospitals, district hospitals and primary health centres in Sudurpaschim Province have a combined capacity of 180 isolation beds.

The provincial lab has asked the Mahakali Municipality to stop collecting swab samples for the time being amid increasing numbers of samples to be tested.

An overwhelming number of returnees, poor testing rate, and unmanaged quarantine facilities may cause a rampant community spread of the coronavirus, experts warn.

Almost all local units are overwhelmed with the large influx of returnees in the past week.

Other homebound people of both countries also crossed the international border to go home.

The Sub Metropolitan city had purchased food grains worth Rs 26.1 million to distribute to the impoverished households during the coronavirus pandemic.

The heavy rains and hailstorms have also destroyed other ready-to-harvest crops like red lentils and barley.