Dashain returnees crowd Gaddachauki: Health screening stepped up
Summary
Returning Dashain and Tihar travelers from India are being screened for six infectious diseases at the Gaddachauki border crossing, with health officials focusing on fever cases and people arriving from high-risk areas. So far, 4,700 people have been checked and two tuberculosis infections detected.
Key Points
- People returning from India for Dashain and Tihar are undergoing health screening at the Gaddachauki border crossing.
- Border health desks are testing for malaria, tuberculosis, HIV, COVID-19, dengue and scrub typhus.
- 4,700 people have been screened so far in Asoj, with two testing positive for tuberculosis.
- Police have also set up help desks and increased surveillance at eight locations to improve security during the festival period.
