Kathmandu, 1 August : The Covid-19 cases are on the rise in the Kathmandu Valley after the lockdown is lifted. It has prompted one and all to take precautionary measures against the deadly infection.
In a virtual discussion organized by Working Women Journalists (WWJ), Chief of Community Medicine at Kathmandu Medical College’s (KMC) Dr Sunil Kumar Joshi stressed the need to observe precautions against this flu-like infection.
Dr Joshi suggested, “We ought to take safety measures ourselves to stay away from the Covid-19. It is essential to wear face masks, wash hands with soaps and sanitizers having 70 per cent alcohol.” He also urged all to maintain social distance (at least one metre of distance), stay in a ventilated place and take preventive measures.
Meanwhile, as many as 38 new cases of coronavirus infection have been reported in Kathmandu valley, on Friday. Among the 38 cases, 32 hail from Kathmandu district. Similarly, five and one cases of transmission have been recorded in Lalitpur and Bhaktapur respectively. The cases of novel infection are being regularly reported in the capital wherein at least 45 positive cases of the highly contagious disease had been reported in the valley on Thursday.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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