April 12, 2020
The Bir Hospital in Kathmandu has also begun the coronavirus test. This will the second facility in Kathmandu Valley to have the service.
During his daily press briefing in Kathmandu on Saturday afternoon, the Ministry of Health and Population spokesperson Bikas Devkota says the service will be available from Sunday.
So far, the service was available in the National Public Health Laboratory only in the capital. Of late, the government has been expanding the service into provincial hospitals also.