Heat wave conditions in Tarai trigger a surge in cases of infectious diseases

Meteorological Forecasting Division, which has issued a heat wave warning in many Tarai districts, said this is just the start and asked people to take precautions.

Seriously ailing patients seeking emergency care at Lumbini Provincial Hospital need to be prepared to share a bed with at least two other patients, as the hospital has been experiencing a massive influx of patients of late.