Sita Dahal inflicted with COVID-19, kept in ICU

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Sita Dahal, the spouse of CPN (Maoist Center) Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', is suffering from novel coronavirus infection. Chair Dahal's private secretary Ramesh Malla said the infection was confirmed in Sita Dahal through a PCR test conducted on her two days back.

Now she is being treated at Mediciti Hospital in Lalitpur. It is said she is showing positive improvement in her health. Party Chair Dahal's Secretariat stated that a patient of Parkinson's disease for long, Sita Dahal is being treated in ICU at the Mediciti Hospital for the last three days. She will be treated keeping her at the hospital for some days more.