गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Health Ministry directs construction of temporary health institutions at local level Nepal Health Ministry directs construction of temporary health institutions at local level KathmanduPati September 09, 2020 File Photo KATHMANDU : The Ministry of Health and Population has directed 649 local levels lacking health institutions to construct temporary five-bed hospitals each. The direction comes through the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration acting on a Cabinet decision in this regard on August 29, amidst the health institutions at local levels lacking beds to admit COVID-19 infected patients. This directive is towards the treatment of those infected and to prevent and control the infection, said the Ministry’s co-spokesperson Dr. Samir Kumar Adhikari. So far, there are 48,138 infected people in the country. Of them, 32,964 have recovered from the infection and 306 have succumbed to the disease. Local levels will decide on how to manage such hospitals and their operation. Each of the health institutions will have two doctors, two nurses and an office assistant. The Ministry will provide an additional budget based on the progress of the hospitals, said Dr. Adhikari. It has been providing Rs 200,000 to each bed of the hospitals through the Treasury and Comptroller General Office. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Team mobilized in search of disappeared security personnel; a lifeless… Dacoits murder house owner after robbery Vice President Yadav emphasizes on adopting environment-friendly technology Narayanghat-Butwal road section obstructed New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister arriving Nepal today Earthquake tremor strikes Kaski Top Headlines Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal1 Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy2 Photo exhibition at Nepal Army Headquarters3 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy4 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’5 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola6 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet7 PM Oli extends New Year greetings8 TRENDING UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Gunjan Saxena:The Kargil Girl serves a refreshing depiction of a war film Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Hetauda Cement Industry resumes operation Nepal-India petroleum pipeline saves over a billion rupees in transportation related costs Historic conservation of Mahendra and Mao on the day of Nepal-China Boundary Treaty
