Kathmandu, April 4

Nepal has added three new cases of coronavirus infection to its existing tally on Saturday alone. With this, the number of infected in the country has officially reached nine.

All three new cases reported today are from Sudurpaschim province, the far-western part of the country. Officials in the Ministry of Health and Population say two of the patients had recently returned from India. One of them is a 21-year-old male from Lamki, Kailali whereas the other is a 41-year-old man. Of late, both of them were quarantined.

The remaining patient is the sister-in-law (brother’s wife) of the country’s fourth coronavirus positive case, who is currently in Dhangadhi. The 34-year-old woman had not visited any other country recently.

All three patients have been kept at the Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi, where the fouth positive case is also receiving treatment.

Among nine cases of Nepal, eight are active and one is recovered. Except for one case confirmed today, all eight cases had recently returned to Nepal from other countries.