KATHMANDU: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has handed over health materials worth over Rs 30 million to the Nepal government.

The ADB on Wednesday provided the materials to the Nepal government in view of the security of the medical persons.

The emergency health materials and equipment will be used to build isolation wards at COVID-19 hospitals across the country.

Similarly, UNICEF has said that it is working in collaboration with the Nepal government and other partner organizations to stem the coronavirus pandemic.