Kathmandu, June 13 -- At least 19 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past one week.

According to officials at the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, most of the people tested positive for the virus are those who returned from India. Some are also locals from the Kathmandu valley.

"One patient has been admitted to a hospital in Kathmandu due to complications," said an official at the division on the condition of anonymity, as he is not authorised to speak publicly about the cases. "The infected patient is recuperating now."

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