A 28-year-old woman from Baitadi who had returned from India has died in quarantine Monday night.
Mayor of Purchaudi municipality Rana Bahadur Kunwar told Setopati that the woman died in the quarantine facility at Malika Secondary School in Purchaudi-4.
The woman had arrived from Punjab with her husband and son five days ago. The three were quarantined after their arrival. Kunwar added that the woman had a chronic heart problem and was on medications while in India.
Authorities are preparing to conduct PCR test and a team of health workers has already reached the place to collect her swab.
The swab will have to be sent to Dhangadi for test.