DHANUSHA: Minister for Social Development in Provincce-2, Nawal Kishor Saha, has announced that the province government would provide free treatment to the COVID-19 patients.

Government bears the cost of entire expenses the people make for the treatment of coronavirus.

Minister Saha informed that there were eight PCR machines- one each in the district for the test of the coronavirus.

Free testing of coronavirus was continuous at Province-2 Public Health Laboratory, Janakpur; Narayani Hospital, Birgunj; Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital, Rajbiraj; Gaur Hospital, Rautahat; Bardibas Hospital, Bardibas.

Similarly, free treatment to COVID-19 patients was available at Janakpurdham, Rajbiraj, Bijgunj and Gaur. The province government had already issued directive to the above mentioned hospital for the test and treatment of the COVID-19 patients.

Meanwhile, chief of Province Health Supply Centre, Dr Pramod Yadav, said procurement process was forwarded to buy PCR machine for each district hospital in the province. RSS