Surkhet, May 11 -- Karnali Province has launched a medical campaign called 'medical march' with an objective to conduct tests on around 10,000 suspects of coronavirus infection. The medical drive formally kicked off from Saturday.

The provincial executive has dispatched medical teams to 27 places of all 10 districts in the federal unit. According to Social Development Minister Dal Rawal, around 200 health workers, including doctors, have been mobilised to detect possible cases of Covid-19.

"Under the campaign, health workers will reach each ward and conduct tests on recent returnees. The health teams will conduct tests using rapid diagnostic test kits and also collect swabs for the polymerase chain reaction method. The campaign is aimed...