A Nepali student returning from France via Qatar has been confirmed of COVID-19 infection.

Health Minister Bhanubhakta Dhakal, organizing a press conference on Monday, said the 19-year-old girl is being treated at the Shuraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku. He said the infection was confirmed Sunday evening.

"We have kept her family in quarantine and are trying to trace the passengers who arrived in the same flight," he revealed.

This is the second confirmed case of coronavirus in Nepal. A Nepali national returning from Wuhan a month back had also tested positive.