Nepal, Aug. 5 -- For a new patient infected with coronavirus to get admission at the Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, another will have to be discharged, said the hospital.

Due to the rapid spike in the new cases in Kathmandu, all the beds and intensive care units available at hospitals allocated for Covid-19 patients are now occupied.

"We are not in a position to admit new patients at our hospital, as all beds are occupied," Dr Sagar Raj Bhandari, the hospital's director, told the Post. "We have to send asymptomatic patients home to self-isolate and provide treatment to serious patients."

The situation is similar at other designated Covid-19 treatment hospitals in the Valley, as all of them have all of their beds occ...