Covid-19 response in Nepalgunj, Nepal’s biggest hotspot: Too many patients, too few resources

The scenes around Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital in Kohalpur are depressing. A body covered in white clothes lies in front of the hospital building as doctors, nurses and other hospital staff are seen working tirelessly to ensure that no other patient at the hospital faces a similar fate.

The emergency department of the hospital is full of Covid-19 patients as additional people, including those on oxygen support, are suffering. The ICU is almost full as the numbers of people wanting to be admitted due to the coronavirus infection continues to rise. It is safe to say that the situation is most likely to get worse with time.