92% recovery on COVID-19 infected Nepalis abroad

Kathmandu : Of all the Nepalis infected with coronavirus abroad, 92 per cent have fully recovered normal health, according to the Non-Resident Nepalis Association (NRNA). Altogether 35,916 Nepalis in 42 countries have recovered from the coronavirus.

The number of COVID-19 infected Nepalis residing in 42 countries stood at 39,528 as of Saturday evening. NRNA’s Health Committee coordinator Dr Sanjeev Sapkota shared that recent COVID-19 casualty among Nepalis abroad recorded this week was from South Africa.

Altogether 266 Nepalis including the one in South Africa have succumbed to this flu-like infection so far, informed NRNA COVID-19 High-level Committee’s press coordinator Chiran Sharma.

In Nepal, altogether 84,570 persons have tested positive for the COVID-19 as of now while 62,740 of them have fully recovered.  Similarly, a total 528 COVID-19 patients have lost their lives to the deadly infection within the country till date.