गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ National Trauma Centre designated as Covid-19 dedicated hospital Nepal National Trauma Centre designated as Covid-19 dedicated hospital KathmanduPati May 10, 2021 KATHMANDU – The National Trauma Centre is being run as Covid-19 dedicated hospital in line with the government’s decision. Centre’s director Dr Santosh Poudel said the Centre has been operated as Covid-19 hospital for treating the corona virus infected people. The Centre had only treated the Covid-19 patients last year also during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 50-bed health facility will be run in its full capacity of 200 beds until Wednesday. Dr Poudel said the patients being treated for injuries and other paients at the Centre would be shifted elsewhere and the facility would be fully run as Covid-19 dedicated hospital. The Centre has 10 ICU chambers and 200 beds. Poudel added that additional Icus and ventilators would be managed at the Centre. Seventy persons infected with Covid-19 are being treated at the Centre now. 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 What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? Public Relations for a Soldier Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020 The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels