World News | Nepal Reports 278 New Coronavirus Cases

Kathmandu, June 5 (PTI) Nepal reported 278 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total number of infections in the country to 2,912.

The coronavirus has spread to 68 of the 77 districts in the country, the ministry of health and population said.

Also Read | Air India Opens Bookings For US, Canada, UK and Europe Under Phase 3 of Mission Vande Bharat: Live Breaking News Headlines & Coronavirus Updates, June 5, 2020.

A 28-year-old man from Surkhet district, who was quarantined after returning from India last month, died on Thursday. Now the COVID-19 death toll stands at 11.

There are 2,568 active coronavirus patients in the Himlayan nation. The number of recovered cases rose to 333 with 43 people being discharged from hospitals on Friday, the ministry said.

Also Read | George Floyd Protests: Buffalo Police Suspends Two Cops Seen in Video Pushing 75-Year-Old Protester to The Ground.

Polymerase chain reaction tests have been conducted on 88,366 people.

Out of the 278 new cases, only 11 are women, the rest are men. The highest number of new infections are from Dailekh district in west Nepal with 90 cases, followed by Kapilvastu (44), Sunsari (21), Rupandehi, Ramechhap (18 each) and 17 from Mahottari districts.

Jhapa, Morang, Rautahat, Bhojpur, Dadeldhura, Kavre, Kailali, Dhanusha, Jumla, Bara, Sindhuli, Nawalparasi, Tanhu, Palpa, Arghakhachi, Achham, Bajhang, Kaski, Humla, Dolakha, Gorkha, Surkhet, Dang, Gulmi and Ramechhap districts account for 70 of the new cases.

Meanwhile, Health Ministry spokesperson Bikash Devkota on Thursday said a proposal to declare a health emergency has been mooted in view of rising number of cases.

The lockdown imposed by the government to fight the deadly virus has been extended till June 14. The domestic and international flight operations have been suspended until June end.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)