KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has launched a 24-hour hotline telephone service to address concerns of the Kathmandu dwellers about cholera.
The KMC has stated that it has launched a 24-hour hotline from today to make it easier for the citizens to help address the problem by evaluating the public health risks.
Residents in Kathmandu can dial 1180 to get information and services in case of any problem relating to the communicable disease.
Meanwhile, Mayor Balendra Sah has appealed to all to drink only boiled water and take care of food hygiene.
The metropolis has also decided to collaborate with the Nepal Police to prevent the sale of food in the streets.
Twelve cholera cases confirmed in Kathmandu Valley
Twelve people in the Kathmandu Valley are confirmed to have contracted cholera, according to the Department of Health Services (DHS).
The DHS Director General Dr Dipendra Raman Singh shared this information in today’s meeting of the Education and Health Committee under the House of Representatives.
Of the infected, eight were discharged from hospital after recovery, and four are still receiving treatment, he said.
The first cases of the infectious disease in the Valley reported on June 19. The two infected aged 18 and 23, who were living at Bagbazaar, were admitted to the Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku on June 16. They were later confirmed contracting the disease at the hospital.
