Govt extends contract period of health workers assigned to corona treatment

Kathmandu: The government has decided to extend the contract period of health workers and staff appointed for prevention, control and treatment of COVID-19 infection.

It has been decided to extend the contract period of doctors, nurses and laboratory staff appointed in various hospitals, establishments and laboratories on contract for a maximum of three months.

The Health Emergency Operations Center under the Ministry of Health and Population said in a press release that the new variant of Corona, Omicron, is on the rise due to the increasing contagion of Corona.