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Kathmandu, April 15

The main opposition party Nepali Congress issued a press release today urging the government to increase its preparedness to fight against coronavirus.

The NC said the government should launch mobile diagnostic centres in villages to broaden the scope of COVID-19 diagnosis.

The party said it was seriously concerned about the delay seen in purchase of medical equipment required for diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients.

While the government has the prerogative to choose the method for purchasing medical equipment, the process must be transparent, the party said. “Since the number of coronavirus infection cases is rising, the government must not delay even for a second to procure medical equipment,” the NC added.

The party said the scope of PCR method needed to be broadened as the results of rapid diagnostic test done in other countries had cast doubt on the credibility of the process. The NC said the experience of some other countries showed that the risk of infection was high when diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients was done from general hospitals where both types of patients — COVID-19 as well as patients of other diseases — were treated in the same hospital.

The main opposition party

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