Kathmandu, 18 May : The total number of infection in the country has reached 304 with nine persons testing positive for COVID-19 this morning. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the infected persons include eight men and a woman. Seven men aged between 21-30 years from Ishnath municipality in Rautahat, a 38-year-old man from Karaiyamai-5, Bara and a 28-year-old woman from Madhav Narayan municipality 3, Rautahat have been confirmed positive by the National Public Health Laboratory in Kathmandu. People's News Monitoring Service