DHANGADHI: The quarantine facilities across Sudurpaschim Province have become over-crowded due to the influx of incoming Nepali migrant workers from India.

A quarantine facility in Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City. Photo: Tekendra Deuba/THT

As many as 49,953 persons have been kept in quarantine facilities throughout the lockdown tenure in the province.

According to co-ordinator of the COVID-19 committee at Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City, Narayan Baral, more people are believed to be entering Nepal than what was estimated.

This issue has not only led to crammed quarantine facilities but has also posed a problem to run sufficient PCR and RDT tests. This has pushed the government on a backfoot in managing the critical situation brought upon by the pandemic.