UP district bordering Nepal prepares for COVID-19

A ten-bed isolation ward has been set up at district hospital here in view of vel coronavirus outbreak, officials said on Monday. Union Home Ministry h on Sunday anunced that all s of passenger movement would be suspended from March 15 midnight through Indo-Banglesh, Indo-Nepal, Indo-Bhutan and Indo-Myanmar borders, barring a few specified border checkposts.

Uttar Presh shares a 599.3 km long open border with Nepal touching seven districts - Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich, Sravasti, Balrampur, Sidhharthnagar and Maharajganj.

"An isolation ward containing ten beds has been set up in district hospital in wake of coronavirus outbreak. Efforts are also on to sensitise locals about disease," Bahraich District Magistrate Shambhu Kumar said.

" entry of nationals of or countries including Nepal into district will be allowed only after proper screening,"

Foreign tourists will be allowed entry through Rupieeh check post," he said. entry of those showing symptoms similar to coronavirus will be allowed after proper medical examination, official said. Kumar ded COVID-19 case has been reported in this district of Uttar Presh so far.