Wednesday, 24 April, 2024
By Kosh Raj Koirala, Kathmandu, May 5 (CNN): Nepal authorities have identified a COVID-19 outbreak at a massively overcrowded prison in the country's western Sudurpashchim province, authorities said.
Chief District Officer Gopal Kumar Adhikari, the chief district officer of the Bajura district, where the prison is located, said five prisoners have tested positive for the virus.
The five have been placed in isolation facilities.
The prison is meant to accommodate 25 inmates, but it was housing 59 of them -- sparking fears that the coronavirus may have spread between prisoners.
It is unclear how many people have been tested in prison.
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