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KATMANDU
The government has decided to conduct free test and treatment for coronavirus considering its responsibility. The free test and treatment would be provided at government hospitals and laboratory.
The meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Monday took this decision. Talking to the National News Agency (RSS), Minister for Health and Population, Bhanubhakta Dhakal made it clear that the government would never shirk its duty to provide service to the people. He further said that the government had decided to charge well to do people for it earlier, but has now reconsidered its decision in the wake of the Supreme Court order and citizen's suggestions.
According to him, more than 1.5 million people had so far undergone PCR test in Nepal and out of them, almost 200 thousand had tested positive for coronavirus.
Currently, a total of 73 laboratories including private run ones are providing coronavirus testing from across the country. From these laboratories, as many as 15,000 tests are conducted. For anyone wanting to conduct test on his/her own, he/she is charged Rs 2000.
The Ministry has set up some 26,000 ICU and 900 ventilators for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
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