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16 more Nepalis die of COVID-19 abroad



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Kathmandu, July 19: Sixteen more Nepalis have died of COVID-19 abroad in the past one week.

According to Non-Resident Nepali Association’s Health Committee, eight people lost their lives to this deadly infection in Qatar, five in the UAE and three in Kuwait.

As informed by the committee, a total of 160 Nepalis in 14 countries succumbed to the flu-like infection till Saturday.

According to committee coordinator Dr Sanjeev Sapkota, altogether 30,571 Nepalis were infected with COVID-19 in various countries. Among them, 28,689 have been recovered fully.

All the COVID-19 infected Nepalis in African countries have recovered while the infection continues to spread among the Nepalis in some of the Middle East countries.