Kathmandu, June 23 -- On Sunday, a man in his early 30s visited Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku with fever, headache and cough.

The man from Dhading complained that he was forced to come to Kathmandu, as health workers in his district refused to examine him, saying that most of his symptoms matched those of Covid-19 and they do not have personal protective equipment.

Doctors at Sukraraj Hospital recommended polymerase chain reaction tests on the patient's specimens and a report is yet to come, but they say that the man is most likely to be infected with dengue.

"Dengue season has already started and most of the symptoms-fever, chest pain and cough-match with Covid-19," said Dr Sher Bahadur Pun, chief of the cl...