Kathmandu, June 1 -- Three weeks ago, 18-month-old Jishan Shah of Sarlahi badly injured his left foot when he came under the wheel of a moving tractor. He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, which referred him to a Birgunj hospital, which in turn referred him to Kathmandu without attending to him. At both the hospitals, doctors demanded to see a Covid-19 test result before attending to the boy.

"In Kathmandu too, we visited several hospitals but everywhere, doctors sought a Covid-19 test report saying he didn't have the coronavirus before admitting him," Jishan's grandfather, Dilbahar Shah, told the Post.

According to Dilbahar, a rapid diagnostic test performed on Jishan at a private laboratory came back negative for Covid-19 bu...