In Nepal, the govt has denied paying out the expenses of Coronavirus. In between the continuous surge in COVID-19 cases, the Nepal government is determined not to bear any expenses of all virus-infected people and not to bury infected people who died during home isolation. The decision, which was made earlier week by KP Sharma Oli-led administration, has been presented public on Sunday through the daily COVID-19 briefing held by the Ministry of Health and Population. Decided during a Cabinet meeting, a list of people completing certain criteria will be getting the facilities from the government, spokesperson at the Ministry announced.
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Dr. Jageshwor Gautam, one of the spokespeople said in the regular press briefing on Sunday, “Those from economically deprived, differently-abled and helpless, single women, senior citizens, front-line health workers, sanitization workers, security personnel and those civil servants who are working in the risk-prone zone would be tested for free and treated as well." He also added, "In case aforementioned persons have an insurance policy from any company, then expenses will be reimbursed from their insurance policy which shall cover the expenses of tests and treatment. Others who don’t fall in the criteria would require taking tests and expenses for treatment on their own.”
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The latest judgment has gone into force for all government, non-government hospitals and laboratories from Sunday itself. The new decision has left more than 25 percent of the population as per the statistics deprived of proper tests for COVID-19 infection. A large number of people, especially those depending on daily wage, will be unfavorably altered as a standard COVID-19 test costs NPR 2,000 in private labs.
