Govt provides free PCR test for mosquito-borne diseases

KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health and Population has launched a free PCR test campaign for diseases like Zika virus, dengue and chikungunya. At present, the National Public Health Laboratory is providing the service. People with symptoms of the diseases can reach the laboratory and get tested for free there, said the Ministry's joint spokesperson Dr Samir Kumar Adhikari. People visiting Nepal from foreign countries with symptoms of the diseases can get free PCR tests on the recommendations of doctors, said the laboratory's Spokesperson, Rajesh Gupta. All three diseases are spread by the bite of infected mosquitos. Symptoms are fever, tiredness, excessive joint and muscle pain, vomiting and headache. People have been asked to be safe from the bites of mosquitos by setting up nets on the house doors and windows, using mosquito nets while sleeping, covering bare body parts with clothing, using mosquito repellent products and covering water-filled open. By RSS READ ALSO:

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