गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ ‘Provide health treatment to COVID-19 infected refugees on par with Nepali citizens’ Nepal ‘Provide health treatment to COVID-19 infected refugees on par with Nepali citizens’ KathmanduPati November 27, 2020 KATHMANDU – The government has instructed concerned bodies to provide cost-free PCR tests and treatment for COVID-19 to the refugees from various countries. Associate Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population Dr Sameer Kumar Adhikari has urged the provincial and local level laboratories and hospitals to provide free PCR tests and treatment for COVID-19 to citizens from various countries staying in Nepal as refugees, on the basis of their refugee identity card. The government has made arrangements to provide cost-free tests and treatment at government-owned laboratories and hospitals for those refugees showing signs and symptoms of COVID-19. Foreigners from several countries including Bhutan have been living as refugees in Nepal. So far, the number of people infected with the coronavirus has reached 227,640 in the country with 209,435 having recovered and 1,412 having succumbed to the infection. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal reassures India over border remarks but domestic political fallout… No parking fees required for ‘pick and drop’ for 15… ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine… Government initiates revising school level national curriculum framework 16 percent of children are malnourished in Madhesh RSP delegation holds talks with BJP leadership Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane4 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Prime Minister’s Dashain greeting card using old map without Limpiyadhura sparks outrage in social media Indian Army Chief General Naravane to visit Nepal in November Mohammed Zahidur Rahman: Countries need to have strong policies to sustain development CDO Bhatta: Lockdown in Kathmandu Valley should be extended until Dashain
