Death of COVID patients triggering panic in hospital Every day, around 15 patients in critical condition lose their lives in the course of treatment at Bheri Hospital Nepal 23 May, 2021
Coronavirus patients, attendants getting food at Rs 20 Shree Sundarkand Mitra Mandal, a religious and social organisation, has started serving food only at Rs 20 to COVID patients and their attendants at Bheri Hospital, Nepalgunj. Nepal 22 May, 2021
Medicine crunch hits Sudurpaschim Province hard Shortage of very essential medicines used for the treatment of COVID patients has hit Sudurpaschim hard. Nepal 21 May, 2021
KMC intensifies tests in crowded settlements as coronavirus cases spike Kathmandu Metropolitan City has intensified tests in crowded areas as the number of COVID cases has been rising at an alarming level. Kathmandu 20 May, 2021
Siraha Hospital unable to use ventilators owing to lack of skilled manpower As many as four ventilators acquired by the Siraha Hospital are yet to come into operation due to the lack of required skilled manpower to operate them. Nepal 19 May, 2021
Health care personnel provide consultation to Bajura Covid-patients Dr Jasmita Balampaki, who is deployed in Jagannath Rural Municipality, has been visiting COVID-19 patients in home isolation to provide treatment and consultation, shared a rural municipality official. Nepal 19 May, 2021
Returnees moving freely in Bajura villages Though it is mandatory for returnees from India to stay in some sort of isolation for a certain period before they mingle with their families due to the risk of coronavirus, migrant workers in Bajura are seen openly moving around in their villages, with the authority concerned doing little to make them comply with the isolation or quarantine provisions. Nepal 19 May, 2021
Hospitals in Birgunj being monitored In the wake of growing complaints about negligence in treatment of COVID patients, the COVID Action Team has started monitoring hospitals in Birgunj, Parsa. Nepal 18 May, 2021
Campaigns to manage oxygen As coronavirus-related deaths mount in the province, different campaigns are being conducted in Sudurpaschim Province on managing oxygen. Nepal 18 May, 2021
All hospitals under Bagmati provincial government to set up oxygen plants: CM Poudel Bagmati Chief Minister Dormani Poudel on Sunday said all hospitals under the provincial government would establish oxygen plants as per their capacity. He said the process of installing oxygen plants had started. Nepal 17 May, 2021
Karnali govt told to address oxygen shortage The Social Development Committee of Karnali Provincial Assembly has directed the provincial government to immediately address the problem of oxygen shortage in the province amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic. Nepal 17 May, 2021
ICU service to start in Udayapur Triyuga Municipality has taken initiatives to start ICU service and operate two ventilators in Udayapur District Hospital. Nepal 17 May, 2021
