Coronavirus patients in home isolation in Rupandehi complain of being neglected by authorities

Health workers have not reached out to every patient in home isolation for lack of manpower and resources, say local authorities.

A 68-year-old woman from Tilottama Municipality Ward No. 5 in Rupandehi had tested positive for Covid-19 in the third week of August. A patient of diabetes and high blood pressure, she had been staying in home isolation despite her doctor suggesting she be placed in a hospital, as there were no beds available at the corona-specific hospital in Butwal. She died on Sunday, while on her way to Bhim Hospital in Bhairahawa.