KATHMANDU, May 15: The Karnali Province Hospital in Surkhet has announced to stop admitting new COVID-19 patients for treatment starting Saturday.
Issuing a press statement on Friday, the hospital said that it is not in a position to admit COVID-19 patients for treatment due to acute shortage of medical oxygen.
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We have been unable to receive medical oxygen supposed to be delivered from Nepalgunj. This has made us unable to admit new COVID-19 patients in the hospital, reads the statement.
Both the private and government hospitals have been refusing to admit new COVID-19 patients seeking treatment. They maintain that an acute shortage of medical oxygen has put the lives of thousands of people at risk.
