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PHOTOS: COVID-19 patients being treated in hospital corridors

KATHMANDU, May 12: As Nepal posts the highest single-day rise in new COVID-19 cases almost daily, hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley are overwhelmed and suffering from the lack of supplies and beds.
By Republica

KATHMANDU, May 12: As Nepal posts the highest single-day rise in new COVID-19 cases almost daily, hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley are overwhelmed and suffering from the lack of supplies and beds.


Most of the hospitals in the Valley are treating COVID-19 patients on chairs and in corridors.


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Here are some pictures taken by Republica Photojournalist Keshab Thokar on Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital premises on Wednesday: 

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