गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Eighty percent COVID-19 beds vacant in Banke Nepal Eighty percent COVID-19 beds vacant in Banke KathmanduPati June 20, 2021 File photo RANJHA – The COVID-19 situation now seems to be normal in Banke remaining as one of the ‘hotspots’ for the pandemic. The number of people currently receiving treatment for COVID-19 in several district-based hospitals is just 74. Among them,13 are from the district and remaining 61 are from outside the district, according Tej Oli, resource person for the District CoVID-19 Crisis Management Center, Banke. As he said, beds allotted for COVID-19 cases in the hospitals here are becoming vacant as the infection rate is gradually slowing down in the district. There are a total of 361 dedicated beds for COVID-19 patients in four small and large health facilities in the district. Bheri Hospital, Nepalgunj; Kohalpur-based Teaching Hospital, Western Hospital and the United Hospital here provide treatment for COVID-19 cases. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal Home Minister Gurung to visit India for BIMSTEC meeting Rabi, Australian Envoy discuss bilateral cooperation South Korean volunteers join flood recovery efforts in Nepal’s Nuwakot Nepal PM says disaster response continues without compromise Nepali Congress chief presents political report at party convention Flood search halted, reconstruction efforts to accelerate Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward8 TRENDING The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language Green recovery: An urgency Nepal-India petroleum pipeline saves over a billion rupees in transportation related costs