"It has been proven that is this the first case of death caused by Covid-19 in Nepal," the deputy spokesman for the health ministry, Samir Kumar Adhikari, said in a statement. The woman gave birth at a hospital in Kathmandu on May 6 and then returned to her home district a day later. She was treated at a local hospital after suffering from fever and respiratory problems. Nepal, which has a population of 28 million, has conducted fewer than 100,000 tests so far. In January, Nepal was the first south Asian country to report a case of coronavirus.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 16, 2020 22:07 UTC