Author: Himalaya Post

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Province no. 5 has reached 6,101. Of them, 1,297 are active cases, according to the Ministry of Social Development. On Friday, 72 new cases of Corona Virus were reported, including 39 male and 33 female. The highest were from Rupanedhi at 52, followed by 15 in Banke, three in Rolpa and one each in Kapilvastu and Nawalparasi west, according to information officer at the Ministry Dr Pushpa Raj Poudel. So far, 4,703 infected have recovered from the virus, while 27 succumbed to it. At the Corona special hospital, 104 are undergoing treatment with 16 in ICU and two with help of ventilator support. Another 20 are admitted at the Butwal Corona hospital, 17 in Bhim hospital Bhairahawa, 31 in Sushil Koirala hospital, Banke and 36 in Beljhundi Dang hospital. As of Friday, 1,476 are in quarantine. So far, 97,591 PCR tests have been carried out....

A woman, who had tested positive to Corona Virus, gave birth to twins at the Bharatpur hospital on Friday. A resident of Gorkha, she was admitted to the hospital on August 24. The 37-year-old was confirmed positive to Corona Virus two days later. She gave birth with the help of C-section and both the mother and the twin babies are in a normal condition, said Dr Ram Prasad Sapkota of the hospital. Every possible effort is being made to ensure that the infection does not spread from the new mother to her twin sons. The Bharatpur hospital has made separate provisions for maternity services for the pregnant women infected with corona virus, said information officer Liladhar Poudel. This is the second time that an infected woman has undergone C-section delivery at the hospital. After the maternity hospital in Kathmandu, Bharatpur hospital is the hospital providing the highest number of delivery cases in the country....

Krishna Acharya The Bharatpur metropolis has witnessed trouble in the supply of drinking water. Owing to dislodgement of water supply pipes in course of road and drainage construction, distribution of drinking water to the metropolis denizens has seen troubles.   There is no coordination between the government agencies here in regard to the construction and expansion of roads. It has resulted in complications in the construction of roads and drainage structure. Bharatpur drinking water board chief Prajapati Dahal shared dislodgement and breakdown of pipes mostly occurred during construction and maintenance have invited problems in the supply of drinking water. “The lockdown enforced to contain the coronavirus has aggravated the problem”, he said, adding, “There are limited human resource to fix maintenance problems in water supply system”.   It is impossible for employees from far distance to come to the office due to lockdown; we are relying on limited staffs, he further shared. “The crisis has also prevented regular maintenance and monitoring of the water supply”. The board has prioritized the areas where pipes are broken and water supply system is disrupted, he said, adding daily at least four-five complaints related to water supply are being lodged. Obviously it seems impossible to carry out necessary maintenance in such difficult time, he added. There are 16 plumbers under the Bharatpur and Krishnapur stations of the drinking water board. Among them only...