Published 15:43 IST, February 12th 2020
Nepal: Over 100 affected by flu-like condition, symptoms similar to coronavirus
Nepal Jugal Village Council requested the central government of Nepal in an official letter on Monday to provide assistance to diagnose the cause of disease.
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Over 100 people in Sindhupalchowk district, Nepal are affected by flu-like condition which has symptoms similar to coronavirus, according to reports. Jugal Vill Council requested central government of Nepal in an official letter on Monday to provide assistance to diagse cause of disease, suggest reports.
disease contracted by citizens has symptoms like that of coronavirus, however, it hasn’t been established wher y are infected with Wuhan 2019-nCov or some or ailment. pneumonia-like symptoms have been detected among several people and it was yet to monitor cause of sickness, as per reports.
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People suffering from cough, high fever
Lok Bahur BK, Chief ministrative Officer, wrote in a letter to Ministry of Health and Population that people in Jugal Vill Council's Ward . 3, Gumba have been experiencing symptoms like that of Coronavirus. y were suffering from cough, high fever that is also a symptom of coronavirus, it was reby requested that government sent over a team to identify and diagse it at earliest, said reports.
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Coronavirus which first appeared in December in Wuhan city of China has reportedly claimed at least 1,100 lives as case toll continues to spike amid lockdown of millions in Hubei province of China. According to reports,Nepal became first South Asian nation to confirm infection from new strain of coronavirus.
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WHO, which reportedly declared a global public health emergency urged nations to opt containment measures to curb contagion of dely virus that is rapidly transmitting globally raising international concerns. Hom Narayan Shreshta, Chairman of Jugal vill council told media that symptoms could be of viral where people depict symptoms similar to coronavirus, however authorities h source to confirm it. Over a 100 people in Nepal showed similar symptoms in a single day on Tuesday, he ded.
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(With inputs from ncy)
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15:43 IST, February 12th 2020