President Bidya Devi Bhandari has been admitted to the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) on Saturday. She was admitted to the hospital at 11 am today after showing symptoms of dengue. Ram Bikram Adhikari, Information Officer at the TUTH, said that President Bhandari has been admitted to bed 601 of Annex 2.

Dr Niraj Bam involved in her treatment said that President Bhandari had symptoms of dengue.

“She was admitted to the hospital following symptoms of headache, fever and vomiting for the past three to four days,” Dr Bam said.