The Health Ministry in April had announced 50 percent allowance for workers deployed to the frontline in the fight against Covid-19.

Eighty-nine people tested positive for the virus in the past week in the district, signifying a wider spread of the virus.

Despite the high expenditure, the local units did not deliver on their promise, say locals.

Locals raise questions about the poor monitoring and evaluation of the development work by the local authorities.

The 50-bed isolation facility built a month ago has a leaking roof and weak walls, say locals.

While some people have resorted to protests, others have clashed with police demanding that their test results be made available at the earliest.

Local units in Dailekh directed to trace 87 individuals who were staying in the same facility as three Covid-19 patients.

Woman gives birth in quarantine, but locals reject her husband’s money saying it might transmit coronavirus.

All returnees to Dailekh from India are sent to the facility at Narayan Campus before being sent to their local units. This, many believe, has turned the facility into a breeding ground for the virus.

As Karnali Province reports more than 250 cases within just two weeks since the virus was first detected, the provincial and local governments are struggling to manage resources.

It took four hours for health workers team to reach the facility after the person fell unconscious.

In Narayan Municipality, 25 individuals are cooped up in one small room. Those quarantined in other municipalities are not faring any better.

A 35-year-old man from Dailekh was reported as the first positive case on Monday.

Designated health institutions face difficulties in setting up isolation wards due to lack of budget.

The nomad community doesn’t know the world is in the midst of a pandemic as authorities have not yet organised awareness programmes.