60-bed Covid hospital lies unused in Bihar for months, manager claims patients prefer home care

A dedicated Covid hospital in Bihar, equipped with oxygen cylinders, remains shut and unused as officials claim they do not have any patient who requires treatment at the facility.

At a time when the entire nation is battling the pandemic and people are grappling for hospital beds, a dedicated Covid hospital in Bihar, equipped with oxygen cylinders, remains shut as officials claim they do not have any patient who requires treatment at the facility. The 60-bed hospital in Simri Bakhtiyarpur block of Saharsa district was opened last year when the first wave of Covid-19 hit the country and Bihar government declared it a dedicated Covid hospital.