Kathmandu. In the last 24 hours, 293 corona infections have been confirmed across the country. In the last 24 hours, 9,510 people have been tested by PCR and 2,100 by antigen test and 16,116 people have been tested, according to the Ministry of Health. Another Omicron variant was confirmed on Wednesday.

Stating that the number of infected people has been increasing recently, the ministry has called for mandatory wearing of masks to prevent corona infection. As the number of infected people has started increasing, the pressure of patients at Teku Hospital has started increasing again. According to the ministry, 263 people have been released in the last 24 hours. Two people have died from corona in 24 hours. The number of active infected people across the country is said to be 5,161.

Meanwhile, the government has tightened the roadblocks saying that the number of infected people in neighboring India is increasing, which could have a direct impact on Nepal. New Omicron variants have been spread in 17 Indian states bordering Nepal