Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences demand for Point of Care diagnostic device for emergency department

Health workers deployed at the emergency unit at risk of coronavirus infection due to a lack of a faster device to test for the virus in patients, say hospital officials.

Health workers at the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences have demanded for a point-of-care (POC) diagnostic device at the hospital's emergency ward so that they could triage suspected coronavirus patients from the outset and stop the infection among other patients and staff.