Kathmandu, July 02: Two children were diagnosed with the swine flu virus in Nepal on Thursday, taking the number of persons infected with the AH1N1 virus to five in the country.
"A five-year-old boy and a 6-months-old girl got infected
when they came in contact with a non-resident Nepali couple
and their son, already infected with the virus," Senendra Raj,
a ministry of health official, told reporters.
The kids are relatives of the trio.
Doctors administering treatment to the non-resident family
though say it has now fully recovered.
Meanwhile, Nepal government has issued an alert for the
swine flu and health teams have been stationed at the
country's only international airport and various checkpoints
on Nepal-India border. Rapid response teams have been
stationed to conduct tests and vigilance has been stepped up
for symptoms of the flu on border points.
The government has also stockpiled medicines to start
treatment and people have been told to adopt precautionary
measures.
Bureau Report
First Published: Thursday, July 02, 2009, 20:35