Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024

Twelve cholera cases confirmed in Kathmandu valley


Nepalnews
RSS
2022 Jun 27, 14:08, Kathmandu
Representative Image

Twelve people in the Kathmandu Valley are confirmed to have contracted cholera, according to the Department of Health Services (DHS).

The DHS Director-General Dr. Dipendra Raman Singh shared this information in today's meeting of the Education and Health Committee under the House of Representatives.

Of the infected, eight were discharged from hospitals after recovery, and four are still receiving treatment, he said.

The first cases of the infectious disease in the valley were reported on June 19. The two infected aged 18 and 23, who were living at Bagbazaar, were admitted to the Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku on June 16. They were later confirmed contracting the disease at the hospital. 

READ ALSO:

Kathmandu Cholera Department of Health Services Infectious Disease hospital health
Nepal's First Online News Portal
Published by Nepalnews Pvt Ltd
Editor: Raju Silwal
Information Department Registration No. 1505 / 076-77

Contact

KMC-02, UttarDhoka,
Lazimpat, Nepal

Newsroom
+977–01–4445751 / 4445754

E-mail
[email protected] [email protected]

Terms of Use Disclaimer
© NepalNews. 2021 All rights reserved. | Nepal's First News Portal