Kathmandu, April 12
So far, 14 Nepalis living in various countries of the world died of the coronavirus infection, informs the Non-resident Nepalis Association.
Eight Nepalis have died in the United Kingdom, five in the United States and one in the United Arab Emirates, according to the association.
The coordinator of the health committee of the association, Dr Sanjeev Sapkota, says 665 non-resident Nepalis have been confirmed infected with the virus abroad. In total, 500 Nepalis have tested positive for the coronavirus in the US, 100 in the UK, 18 in Spain, 10 in the UAE, four in Germany, eight in Portugal, nine in Australia, four in Saudi Arabia, five in Kuwait, and one each in Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Hong Kong.
Sapkota says his committee collected the information from Nepali diplomatic missions abroad, NRNA chapters in various countries and other organisations of Nepalis.
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