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Govt to run Bir Hospital as Covid-19 unified hospital


22 May 2021  

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KATHMANDU: The government will run Bir Hospital, the oldest government hospital, as a Covid-19 unified central hospital.

The government’s decision is in line with the Covid-19 crisis management ordinance-2021 issued on Thursday by President Bidya Devi Bhandari.

At least an 11th-grade government officer or senior doctor will be employed as chief administrative officer at the central hospital. The central hospital will run a Covid-19 screening clinic, a fever clinic, and a counseling center.

Likewise, it offers arrangement of oxygen isolation, hard dependency and intensive care units, telemedicine call center and services of home isolation follow-ups, ambulance and emergency services. It will coordinate with the admission of Covid-19 infected people to the health facilities having empty beds.

It can also recommend the operation of any health institution as a Covid-19 health facility.

A 10-member steering committee under the chairpersonship of the Prime Minister will be formed to make the prevention and control of the infection and treatment of the infected people effective.

Publish Date : 22 May 2021 06:17 AM

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