Covid-19 killed 49 Nepalis across the world so far

Kathmandu, April 26

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of 49 Nepalis worldwide whereas around 2,000 Nepalis are infected.

The Non-resident Nepalis Association says 33 Nepalis died in the United Kingdom, 10 in the United States, two in the UAE, one in Ireland, one in Japan, one in Turkey and one in the Netherlands due to the infection.  The data have been updated on Saturday evening.

A statement issued by Chiran Sharma, the press coordinator of the COVID-19 High-Level Committee of the NRNA, informs that 439 Nepalis have achieved recovery from the infection around the world.

The NRN Health Committee coordinator Dr Sanjeev Sapkota informs that 1,983 non-resident Nepalis have been infected with the virus outside Nepal.

According to the data compiled by a group of non-resident Nepali medical experts, Nepalis living in 24 countries are infected with COVID-19.

The committee said that around 1,000 Nepalis in the US, 700 in the UK, 81 in Bahrain, 42 in Kuwait, 27 in Portugal, 22 in Ireland, 12 in Spain, 11 in Australia, five in Switzerland, six in Belgium, four in Saudi Arabia, four in Germany, three in Malaysia, three in Canada, three in New Zealand, three in Cyprus, two in Japan, two in Hong Kong, two in Malta and one in France have been infected with the coronavirus.

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