Birgunj, April 30
After additional coronavirus positive cases were reported from Bara, Parsa, and Rautahat districts, the local authorities have expedited the throat swab collection for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in the areas.
In the districts, lately, the PCR test has been prioritised instead of the rapid diagnostic test (RDT), stating its lack of reliability and unavailability of the test kits, informs Jaymod Thakur, the Public Health Supervisor of Parsa District Public Health Office.
Earlier, throat swab samples were collected from 195 people, who came in contact with two men of Chapkaiya, Birgunj-3, who tested positive for the coronavirus. From that, results of 14 people have come out whereas three more tested positive including two from Bara and one from Parsa. The PCR test results of 114 are yet to come.
As of April 29, throat swab samples of 537 people, who came in contact with those tested positive, have been collected. A total of 249 people are quarantined while 3,457 people are in the home quarantine. As many as 133 Indian citizens are being kept at Thakurram Multiple Campus.
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