Nepal, May 29 -- The government has allocated Rs 90.69 billion for the health sector for the upcoming fiscal year, around 32 percent more than previous fiscal when Rs 68.78 billion was set aside under the heading.

Although the health sector's share of the pie has increased to six percent compared to 4.9 percent in the previous year, experts say the fund may not be sufficient to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, and resume regular health services, if the number of cases continue to surge. The government has allocated Rs 6 billion for the treatment of people infected with Covid-19, and Rs 500,000 to provide insurance cover for health workers dealing with all infectious diseases.

"More budget will be needed [to fight Covid-19], if the numbe...