Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population wrote a letter to all Kathmandu valley hospitals to admit only those COVID-19 patients who have been referred by the ministry.

The ministry also asked the valley’s hospitals to verify that calls seeking admission of COVID-19 patients are from ministry officials Samir Kumar Adhikari, Madhav Prasad Lamsal, Navaraj Joshi, Kumbharaj Joshi and Hello Call Centre.

The ministry has listed four phone numbers of Hello Call Centre and four mobile numbers of ministry officials.
 
Assistant Spokesperson Samir Kumar Adhikari told THT the new arrangement was made with the objective of managing COVID-19 patients’ medical care efficiently. “The new rules will enforce the one-door system and enable hassle-free treatment of COVID-19 patients,” he added.

According to Adhikari, Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Teku, which has details of all COIVD-19 patients, will first call the patients and take details of their symptoms to determine who is symptomatic and who is not, who needs hospital care and who can be advised to stay in government designated isolation centres or home isolation.

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