Kathmandu: The Nepali Army has set up makeshift tents to provide quarantine facilities for possible coronavirus suspects at the Army Headquarters in Bhadrakali, Kathmandu, the state capital.

These tents will accommodate about 108 people. So far, only one positive case has been reported in the country.

Bigyan Dev Pandey, the spokesperson for the Nepali Army, said that two people will be kept in a tent. “The tents have been divided into nine clusters; each cluster will have six tents.”

He also added that if anyone in the quarantine shows symptoms of the coronavirus then they will be immediately shifted to Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious disease Hospital, the only Infectious and tropical disease hospital in Kathmandu.

The Army also plans to conduct drills on safely bringings virus suspects to the quarantine facility. He also said that after the drill, the Nepali Army will mobilise its soldiers to set up makeshift tents for quarantine facilities across the country.

“It is our internal preparation for preventing coronavirus spread. If required, the number of tents can be increased,” added Pandey.