Kathmandu, April 29
A former footballer of Nepal has died of the coronavirus infection in the United States.
Mahesh Panthi, a former footballer of Lalitpur-based Friends Club, died in the US, the club informed on its social media, saying he was a great sportsman.
A permanent resident of Kupandole in Lalitpur, Panthi was living in Virginia for the past decade. He is survived by his mother, wife, a son and a daughter.
Though no one has died of the Covid-19 in Nepal so far, around 50 Nepalis abroad have already succumbed to the new disease.
