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 Weather update: Chances of storm at some places of Koshi… Bajhang by-election: Construction of Taklakot Road is common election agenda… Minister Bhandari stresses curriculum containing information on earthquake Three killed in a road accident Fire destroys seven houses, loss of property worth Rs 5.4… One dies, four receive injury in tractor accident Top Headlines Nepal, India sign long-term agreement on electricity export, materializing MoU reached during PM’s visit1 NC, Maoist Centre discuss about NA election2 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA3 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident4 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar5 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million6 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities7 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system8 TRENDING Longer conflict along China borders cannot be discounted, warns Indian Chief of Defence Staff Rawat Govt sending written clarification to Supreme Court on House dissolution case Ambassadors Regmi, Khadka given additional portfolios Development Committee to discuss about fast track, outer ring road projects Nepal-India Foreign Secretary-level meeting agrees to resolve issues through dialogue CPN (Maoist Centre) wins in Jagadulla rural municipality 818 additional coronavirus cases, 281 discharged in the last 24 hours India’s power secretary Alok Kumar calls on Minister Bhusal, Minister insists on power trade