Medical supplies to contain Covid-19 to be procured

KATHMANDU: Government is effortful to procure more medical supplies from abroad to control Covid-19.

In a statement issued by the Spokesperson for the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Kiranraj Acharya Thursday, it was shared that consistent efforts were being made by the government to bring in necessary medicines, safety gears, and medical equipment through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to the statement, a total of 5,000 doses of Remdesivir vaccines is being bought from Bangladesh. The government is procuring the vaccines from Beximco Pharma in Bangladesh through IFC and Nepal Bangladesh Bank. Earlier on Tuesday, 3,000 doses of Remdesivir were brought into the country.

Likewise, medical supplies worth five million Yuan pledged by the government of China are on the way. The medical goods have arrived in Lhasa.

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, there are 472 hospitals, 19,882 beds, 1,714 ICUs, and 692 ventilators in the country for the treatment of coronavirus-infected persons. RSS