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Bangkok (People's Daily) - Nepal on Wednesday confirmed 482 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 14,046 since the virus was first reported in the country in January.

A total of 9,361 patients remain hospitalized, 4,656 have recovered and returned home, and 29 have died from complications related to the disease, according to Nepal's Ministry of Public Health.

There are still 48,362 people in Nepal in quarantine.

Nepal has implemented a national blockade policy since March 24 to prevent the spread of the epidemic.