A man died outside a pharmacy after three hospitals in Janakpur turned him away

Janakpur Provincial Hospital turned a Covid-19 suspect away citing a lack of beds in the ICU. The man went to two private hospitals before returning home because he could not afford treatment there.

Forty-five-year-old Lok Bahadur Pariyar had been suffering from fever for the past few days. He took paracetamol tablets to bring his temperature down. Soon he also complained of having a common cold and severe body ache. When he reached Subodh Sah’s pharmacy on Monday, he was complaining of difficulty in breathing. He showed all symptoms of Covid-19, says the pharmacist.