In Nepal, second COVID-19 patient discharged from the hospital today.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population the 19 year old patient returned home after her sample tested positive. She had returned from France via Qatar on March 17 and was on self-quarantine.

Later she went for a test after her Vietnamese friend tested positive for the deadly virus. Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has congratulated teenager who spent 27 days in the hospital combating the virus.

In a tweet Mr Oli said “Corona Virus infected second patient has been discharged from the hospital after full recovery. I wish for her better health and also take a moment to thank doctors, health staffs and others involved,”

In the Himalayan nation, out of a total thirty COVID-19 patients, two have been recovered so far, while remaining 28 are under treatment.