Rupandehi, Sept. 5 -- A 68-year-old woman from Tilottama Municipality Ward No. 5 in Rupandehi had tested positive for Covid-19 in the third week of August. A patient of diabetes and high blood pressure, she had been staying in home isolation despite her doctor suggesting she be placed in a hospital, as there were no beds available at the corona-specific hospital in Butwal. She died on Sunday, while on her way to Bhim Hospital in Bhairahawa.

"We didn't have a choice but to keep her at home despite her doctor suggesting otherwise. The municipality did not help us secure a bed in the isolation facility at the corona-specific hospital in Butwal," said Ram Bahadur Gurung, one of the family members of the deceased. "On Sunday, her health condi...