As hospitals are already overwhelmed, doctors at country’s only infectious disease hospital ask govt to build additional isolation centers

As hospitals are already overwhelmed, doctors at country’s only infectious disease hospital ask govt to build additional isolation centers

April 29, 2021 15:46 pm

Although it has only 60 beds, the Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital (STIDH) – the only infectious and tropical disease hospital in Nepal – has already admitted 68 patients. More than 90 percent of those admitted to the hospital are in need of oxygen support.

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