Kathmandu MAy 26

A 24-year-old pregnant woman of Kanchanrup municipality-11 in Saptari district breathed her last at home quarantine today. According to her family member, she passed away this mornng while preparation was underway to take her to Rajbiraj for treatment. She was suffering from high fever and respiratory complications since Sunday night, the family sources added. As informed, she was taken to clinic of Dr Binita Yadav in Rajbiraj after her fever exceeds 100 degree on last Thursday and she was asked to visit the clinic again after five days. Officiating Chief of the District Health Office, Saptari, Duniya Lal Yadav, said the doctor had prescribed medicine of urine infection and also advised her to stay at home quarantine. The woman with 18-week pregnancy has come across fever for the past 10 days. Senior health worker at health section of Kanchanrup municipality, Dambar Mahato shared preparation is on to take swab samples of the deceased for coronvirus test as symptoms she had developed were similar to the virus.