COVID-19: Provincial preparations in Nepal

Province 1: Isolation beds have been set aside in BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nobel Medical Academy, Koshi Hospital, and Birat Medical College. Health desks have been set up at Biratnagar airport and Rani (Jogbani), Bhadrapur, Kakadvitta, and Pashupatinagar border points. 


Province 2: Health desks with 2-3 health workers each have been opened in eight districts of the province. There is no monitoring at 22 entry points from India. 


Bagmati Province: The Tribhuvan International Airport has the largest health desk of the country. Rasuwagadhi border point has a desk with three health workers. Isolation beds are set aside in different hospitals.


Gandaki Province: Thirty isolation beds are set aside at Charak Hospital. Preparation is underway to open wards at Gandaki Medical College, Manipal Hospital, and few other hospitals. Pokhara and Jomsom Airports have health desks. 


Province 5: Ten different hospitals have assigned 3-5 beds each for isolation. Health desks have been set up at Maheshpur, Sunauli-Belhiya, Krishna Nagar, and Rupaidiya entry points and Nepalgunj aiport. 


Karnali Province: Health desks have been opened at Babai along Ratna Highway, Hilsa of Humla, Kapurkot of Salyan, and Surkhet airport. Each has four health workers. Three beds are set aside at Karnali Hospital.


Sudur Paschim Province: Ten health desks have been opened at 10 entry points in Darchula, Baitadi, and Kanchanpur districts. These are staffed with 2-4 health workers each.