Nepal on Friday reported two more cases of the coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the country to 59.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population spokesperson, a 25-year-old man from Rupandehi district and another 60-year-old man from Nepalgunj of Banke district in Western Nepal have been diagnosed with the disease.
With this, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 have climbed to 59, it said.
Sixteen COVID-19 patients have already been cured. No death has been reported so far.
So far, tests have been conducted on 12,577 people across the country.
Meanwhile, a disinfection tunnel has been installed in Nagdhunga, the main land-route to enter the capital from other districts, to minimise the risk of coronavirus infection in the area.
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