Nepal

Corona Special Hospital under construction in Manahari rural municipality

KathmanduPati September 30, 2020

KATHMANDU : The Manahari rural municipality of Bagmati State has begun constructing a Corona Special Hospital with isolation facilities for the control and treatment of the coronavirus.

Chairperson of the rural municipality, Ekraj Upreti, said that they have begun constructing the 24-bed hospital by upgrading the isolation unit located in Simpani-8 of the rural municipality.

The Ministry of Health has provided a grant of one million rupees and the Bagmati State government has provided one million rupees support to construct the hospital.

Arrangements for one doctor, two nurses and health workers have been made at the hospital. An Incentive Care Unit will also be constructed.