Godawari : Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Lekhraj Bhatta has directed the officials and stakeholders to forward necessary preparations for making an isolation facility at Kailali-based Geta Medical College.

After an onsite visit of the college on Monday, Minister Bhatta asked the bodies to ensure necessary facilities like electricity, drinking water and health equipment in the college building for the arrangement of isolation facility.

Chairperson of the District COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre (DCCMC) and Chief District Officer of Kailali Khagendra Rijal shared that plans to make 2000-bed isolation facility along the holding centre at the Geta Hospital would be started immediately.

He added that arrangements would be made to carryout treatment of Corona Virus infected people within a week. The activities would be forwarded in collaboration with Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City and Godawari Municipality in Kailali.