First case of Coronavirus in Nepal, HP Govt issues fresh advisory
Shimla/UNI: With detection of first case of Coronavirus in Nepal, Himachal Pradesh Health authorities released a new advisory on Saturday directing surveillance on entry of all Nepali nationals in the state since February 10.
State Surveillance Officer of Communicable Diseases Program Dr. Sonam Negi told UNI that after inclusion of Nepal in the list, surveillance has been extended to 12 countries where outbreak of Coronavirus was detected.
He said all people entering India from China, Singapore, Thailand, Hongkong, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Iran, Italy and Nepal since February 10 were being kept under surveillance.
He said that the nodal surveillance officers were asked to scan the arrival of all the people who came from these countries from Feb 10.
Since a number of Nepalese enter the state by road after crossing free border with Nepal, special surveillance has been ordered on all border in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, he said.
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