Nepal at risk from new virus variants, experts warn Kathmandu Post
Kathmandu, Feb. 16 After three cases of the United Kingdom variant of coronavirus were first confirmed in the country on January 18, at least 13 suspected infections from the same virus have been identified in Kathmandu and Pokhara.
The World Health Organization s collaborating centre in Hong Kong had confirmed through a whole-genome sequencing test that the three returnees had indeed been infected with the virus dubbed B.1.1.7 lineage.
However, authorities concerned have not shown any concern to conduct the whole-genome sequencing test of swab samples of those 13 people of Kathmandu and Pokhara, who did not travel outside the country but had come in close contact with abroad returnees.