Three new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Nepal. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a 21-year-old male of Kailali district who returned from Mumbai and a 41-year-old male of Kanchanpur district who returned from Uttarakhand have tested positive.

A 34-year-old woman of Kailali district has also been infected by the deadly virus. She is said to be a relative of one of the earlier COVID-19 patients from Kailali district.

This is the first locally transmitted case of Cornovirus in the Himalayan nation.

So far, nine positive cases have been reported in Nepal out of which eight are active while one person who was diagnosed in January has recovered.