KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Senior leader of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Madhav Kumar Nepal has urged the government to withdraw its recent decision not to bear the costs of treatment of COVID-19 patients.
During a pandemic, the state must provide free treatment to all its citizens, leader Nepal said in a press statement on Tuesday.
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Stating that the regulation related to infectious diseases requires the government to take responsibility for providing treatment, Nepal said the government cannot shy away from its duty during a time of crisis.
The government had earlier decided to provide free of cost treatment for COVID-19 only to the poor, helpless, single women, severely disabled people, senior citizens and frontline workers. Former prime minister Nepal has maintained that such a decision is not appropriate at a time when the state should be acting as the guardian of the people.
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