‘Extended Bir Hospital’ in limbo as hundreds die of Covid-19 in Kathmandu every day

On a grassland in Duwakot of Bhaktapur lies a signboard in front of a one-storey structure that says “under-construction Bir Hospital”.

The property is currently operating as a community health clinic that opened two years ago with the help of Bir Hospital to provide OPD services to the locals. But, because it lacks medical personnel and infrastructures, the number of people seeking services here is minimal.