गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Health ministry urges hospitals to allocate 20 percent beds for COVID-19 infected children Nepal Health ministry urges hospitals to allocate 20 percent beds for COVID-19 infected children KathmanduPati June 04, 2021 File Photo KATHMANDU – The Ministry of Health and Population has urged all hospitals across the country to allocate 20 percent of their beds for COVID-19 infected children. All government, private, community or cooperative hospitals have been asked to allocate 20 percent of their beds for infected children, according to a notice issued by Dr Madan Kumar Upadhyay, chief of the Standards and Regulation Division under the Ministry. “This directive means to prepare and manage treatment for infected children who are more vulnerable to the third or fourth wave of the virus that may take place,” reads the notice. The Ministry has also asked them to manage required amounts of oxygen used in the treatment of infected people. Meanwhile, the US Government will provide COVID-19 vaccines to Nepal, said the Ministry’s joint spokesperson Dr Samir Kumar Adhikari. However, the name of vaccines and their amount has not been stated. Write your comments RELATED NEWS PM Shah expresses commitment to making police organization capable Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp 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 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Asheem Man Singh Basnyat: We can evolve as a company to better suit a post-covid world Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” The origins of MCC and its future in Nepal Prime Minister’s Dashain greeting card using old map without Limpiyadhura sparks outrage in social media 8,848.86 meters is now the new official height of world’s highest peak Mount Everest West Jajarkot locals demand law and order SSB removes temporary post from no-man’s land
