KATHMANDU: The Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to assist the government in a fight against coronavirus.

A meeting of office-bearers of the party held at President Sher Bahadur Deuba’s residence in Budhanilkantha on Tuesday concluded that the government failed to prepare enough to fight against the pandemic.

The party has also requested the government to extending the scope of test as the COVID-19 infection in Nepal has entered the second stage of transmission.

Spokesperson Bishwo Prakash Sharma said that the meeting also demanded the government manage necessary Personal Protective Equipment, ventilators, diagnosis kits and other medical supplies.

The main opposition has also drawn the attention of the government to rescue Nepalis in needs in aboard and manage necessary quarantine.