Preparations underway to shift COVID-19 health facility in Birgunj
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- Officials inspecting Gandak Hospital in Birgunj, on Thursday, May 14, 2020. Photo: Ram Sarraf/THT
BIRGUNJ: Keeping the rising variety of COVID-19 sufferers in Province 2 in thoughts, Birgunj Metropolitan City has initiated to make Gandak Hospital as Corona Special Hospital.
Mayor Vijaya Sarawagi, medical superintendent of Narayani Regional Hospital Dr Madan Upadhaya, amongst others, on Thursday, carried out inspection of the hospital after getting permission from the Ministry of Health and Population to function COVID-19 hospital there.
“As per the settlement, we’ve initiated to make Gandak Hospital as Corona Special Hospital after witnessing gradual spike in COVID-19 sufferers within the province,” Mayor Sarawagi shared.
According to the Gandak Hospital operator Rabahar Ansari, the metropolis will take duty of the sufferers admitted on the hospital, after the settlement.
Former lawmaker Bichari Yadav mentioned, “The Federal Affairs and General Administration Ministry has assured that funds will likely be supplied to the metropolis from the PM Relief Fund for the operation of the hospital.”
At least 500-bed isolation ward will likely be arrange within the hospital to deal with individuals contaminated with the contagion within the space, Yadav added.
At current, sufferers are admitted in Narayani Regional Hospital for the remedy of COVID-19. In lack of ample beds there, others have been remoted at Siddhartha School within the space.