Kathmandu, June 2 -- The situation at Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadi is much like the rest of the country. It is at breaking point with thelack of beds and oxygen.

Although the number of infections has gone down now, and the hospital waiting list is shorter, the crisis is far from over. Families of patients still have to bring beds from home, and sleep in the corridor or verandah.

There were 57 critically ill patients at the Seti Hospital despite having only having 55 beds. Some beds have up to three patients from the same family, and as their symptoms got worse they would be shifted to the emergency ward where all 16 beds were already occupied.

The hospital has to treat patients not only from Kailali district, but from a catchme...