Covid-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified
in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease has since spread worldwide, leading
to an ongoing pandemic.
The coronavirus pandemic has left our country in chaos. Since 2019, coronavirus disease
The outbreak has occurred in 3 different waves leaving the whole country suffering. The pandemic has
deeply affected our country’s economy, education, transportation sectors, hospitality sectors,
small, medium and big businesses, startups and mental health of the citizens.
Adding all the cases from the first, second and third wave, Nepal has recorded 9 lakhs 75 thousand
covid cases in total where more than 11 thousands have lost their lives. If looked at the world
data, more than 40 Crore people have been infected from the virus while more than 58 lakhs
people have lost their lives. According to WHO there are total 5 variants of covid-19: Alpha, Beta,
Gamma, Delta and newly added variant omicron. These variants have been designated as
variants of concern by the world health organization (WHO).
One is identified as Covid positive if he/she tests positive in PCR or RT test. A PCR (polymerase
chain reaction) is a test to detect genetic material from a specific organism, such as virus. It is a fast
and an accurate way to diagnose coronavirus. One should do PCR test as soon as possible if he/she
has the following symptoms: fever, cough, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, tiredness, diarrhea or
shortness of breath. There are a lot of best path labs in Nepal.
RT-PCR tests are not to be taken in ordinary labs as there is a possibility that the lab might not have
been approved and designated by the Nepal government. The test report of the labs which are not
designated by the ministry of health and population are of no use at the places where the Covid test
a report is mandatory even if you’re tested negative. For example: Nepal government has made it
mandatory for all travelers departing Nepal must provide a Negative PCR test result from the
laboratory or hospital designated and approved by Nepal government taken within 48 hours of
commencement of travel, regardless of their vaccination status. Now if you are tested negative and
all ready to depart but the Covid test is not from a laboratory designated by the Nepal government then
you will be stopped at the airport. Most of the Labs can provide cheap PCR tests in Kathmandu,
Nepal.
Among such 82 laboratory designated by Nepal government’s ministry of health and population all
over Nepal, National path lab is one of them. NPL is one of the best path labs in Nepal.. National
Path Lab is a privately owned, independent clinical laboratory established in 2013 in Butwal,
Rupandehi. NPL employs 250+ well-trained personnel working in various administrative,
managerial, technical, marketing and support positions.. NPL processes over 30000+ test
requests per month through the operation of 100+ patient service centers from highly
efficient pathologist, microbiologist and lab technologist with help of advanced technology. We
focus on high-end tests, where the testing is centralized and provides top end quality services to its
customers which are internationally accepted external and internal quality assurance. The molecular
lab test is done by high quality ‘Real time PCR machine’ approved by Food & Drug
Administration(FDA).This highly advanced machine has capacity of testing 1000 Covid samples
per day. The lab Operations are automated to reduce the human errors. NPL is also involved in
cheap PCR tests in Kathmandu
NPL is the First Category ‘Á’ Clinical laboratory in Western Nepal and is approved by National Public
Health Laboratory (NPHL).
The sample for the RT-PCR test is collected from 7 AM to 8 PM every day. Also, you can book your
name from the website of national path labs (www.nationalpathlabs.com) within minutes. After you
arrive at the lab, our technician will collect the necessary swab samples for the testing from you
following all the safety protocols. At the counter, our receptionist will provide you the patient id and
password. After the test is done, you will be notified by the lab via phone sms and a report will be sent via
mail and you can see your RT-PCR test result by yourself from our website online. You can find the
“view your test result” section at the top left part of our home page. After you check the result, you
can also download your digital PCR report. To receive the report with the lab and government
approved stamp, you have to visit the lab. For those patients who are unable to visit our lab to
provide us sample, we also have home collection service available where our technician will go to
your house to collect the swab from you following all Covid protocols and test it in the lab. Trusted by
more than 30000 people per month, we are always willing to provide you the best service.
