Janakpur, May 31 -- Province 2 government is increasing its isolation ward capacity as the number of coronavirus cases has continued to rise, with as many as 57 new cases reported on Saturday.

The provincial government has provided Rs 2.5 million to the Nepal Army to build an isolation ward at the old building of Saikrishna Medical College in Rajbiraj, Saptari.

Gupta Bahadur Kunwar, chief of the Bhim Dal Battalion of the Nepal Army, said with 99 new beds set up at the medical college on Saturday afternoon, the province now has an isolation capacity to hold 481 people.

As many as 442 people are staying in isolation facilities set up in various districts of the province.

Province 2 Social Development Minister Nawal Kishore Sah said the ...