The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order instructing the government to take necessary steps to prevent coronavirus outbreak in the country.
A bench of Justice Tej Bahadur KC hearing the writ petition filed by advocate Purna Rajbanshi has instructed the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers, and the Health Ministry on Monday to take necessary steps.
Only one person has been confirmed infected in Nepal until now.
Four persons including a Chinese national have been kept at the isolation ward in Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku on suspicion of coronavirus infection.