120 Dhulikhel Hospital’s medicos in isolation

Hospital has suspended all activities except emergency

BANEPA

RSS

A total of 120 doctors and health workers of the Dhulikhel Hospital are in isolation due to detection of virus between Monday and Thursday.

Five hospital patients and one health worker tested positive for the virus in four days. The medicos involved in the treatment are in isolation, the hospital’s administrative director Dr Ramesh Makaju shared.

The hospital decided to close its services except the emergency to disinfect the premises. Swab samples of those in isolation are being collected and tested and the results and information will be shared on Sunday.

The hospital is treating 27 COVID-19 cases: six in COVID-19 level 3 pre-COVID Ward and 21 in the post-COVID Ward.

Mandandeupur municipality also decided to seal all entry points beginning from Thursday as a preventive measure against the virus and it will remain in effect till further notice.

Dhulikhel municipality has also suspended its service except the most essential ones till August 21.

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