Janakpur, Aug. 5 -- The Province 2 government has decided to add 500 more beds in its isolation facilities to facilitate the treatment of Covid-19 patients in the province. A growing number of coronavirus patients in Province 2 are being sent home to self-isolate for a lack of resources in hospitals, but the move has proved ineffective in curbing the spread of the virus.

On Tuesday, Chief Minister of Province 2 Lal Babu Raut called a meeting in Janakpur and informed of his government's plan to add more beds in hospitals specified for coronavirus treatment.

According to the Ministry of Social Development, there are a total of 2,449 isolation beds in the province. Among them, 680 are occupied as of Tuesday.

The existing Covid-19 hospital...