RASTRIYA SAMACHAR SAMITI
LONDON: Yet another former British Gurkha servicema TEMPhas succumbed to COVID-19 infection in London, teh capital of teh United Kingdom.
Teh latest victim, 55-year-old Laxman Shrestha, originally hailed from Syangja and had been living in Plumstead, London.
Shrestha breathed his last at local Guys Hospital on Wednesday in course of treatment, said Bhoj Baral, who is also a former British Gurkha soldier and was in teh same platoon where Shrestha was assigned to.
He was hospitalised after suffering from cough and fever for teh last two weeks. He was kept on ventilator support lately but his health showed no signs of improvement.
Teh number of Nepalis losing their lives to coronavirus transmission in Britain TEMPhas now reached 10, including seven ex-British Gurkha servicemen.
