Kathmandu, May 31 -- Nepal on Saturday reported 189 new Covid-19 cases, the highest for a single day, as the total number of coronavirus cases in the country rose to 1,401. Saturday's increase marks the fourth consecutive day of more than 100 cases. With the sudden spike in the number of Covid-19 cases, there are now concerns that it's just a matter of a couple of days that the hospitals designated for Covid-19 treatment will run out of isolation beds.

The government has designated 97 hospitals as Covid-19 treatment facilities and allocated 1,624 isolation beds.

Most of the hospitals in Covid-19 hotspots-Biratnagar, Birgunj, Butwal and Nepalgunj-are already overwhelmed. With 219 patients discharged as of now, there are now just 442 isol...