Cholera infection has not been brought under control in Birganj. As of Tuesday evening, 21 more people have been confirmed to be infected with cholera. With this, the number of cholera infected in the metropolis has reached 114. In the last 24 hours, the infection rate has increased instead of decreasing. As of Monday, 93 people had been diagnosed with cholera.

According to District Health Crisis Management Committee spokesperson Sumanchandra Thakur, cholera has been confirmed in 114 people from the RDT test so far. 

Cholera infection has been confirmed in 43 people in Narayani Hospital and 38 in Terai Hospital. According to the District Health Crisis Management Committee, 15 people have been infected in National Medical College, 3/3 people in Bhavani, Birganj Health Care and Mangalam Pathology, 2/2 people in Ali Ortho and Advance Medicare Hospital and 1/1 person in Narayani Center, Nepal Indo, Neelkanth, Nepal Medicity Vyodha and Best Hospital.

199 patients of diarrhea and cholera are being treated in different hospitals of the metropolis. As of Tuesday evening, 223 cholera and diarrhea patients have been discharged and returned home. 

Cholera, which was seen only in the Birganj metropolitan area until Monday, has now started spreading to other municipalities in Parsa as well. Cholera infection has been confirmed in 4 people who were admitted to a hospital in Pokhria municipality on Tuesday after suffering from diarrhoea. They are residents of Vindwasini and Dhobini rural municipalities. Cholera infection was confirmed in four people and one of them was referred and admitted to Birganj Health Care Hospital in Birganj on Tuesday evening, said Jaymod Thakur, officer of District Health Office Parsa. 

Birgunj Metropolitan Municipality has decided to close all educational institutions for three more days after the risk of cholera outbreak spreading to the community level. After the outbreak of cholera, schools and colleges were closed for two days on Sunday and Monday.

Anand Lamichhane, head of the educational administration division of the metropolitan city, stated in the notice issued on Tuesday that the decision to close the educational institutions was made according to the decision of the meeting chaired by Mayor Rajeshman Singh. According to Lamichhane, teachers and staff will be mobilized to spread awareness about cholera control during the school closure period. 

Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Municipality has started monitoring hotels and meat shops. On Tuesday, a joint team of the metropolis checked the cleanliness of hotels and meat shops in Murli, Pani Tanki, Bus Park and Nagwa areas. According to the instructions of Metropolitan Chief Singh, Animal Services Branch, Environment Branch and Metropolitan Police team have monitored. 

The metropolis has also started public awareness program, testing of contaminated water, sanitation of infected areas and door-to-door campaign through health workers to control cholera. Local residents have been asked to boil water and drink, eat only clean food and pay attention to personal hygiene.