MSF increases beds for virus patients in Dir hospital.

LOWER DIR -- The Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has increased the number of beds to 30 in its isolation ward for Covid-19 patients at the district headquarters hospital, Timergara.

The ward was initially established with a capacity of 14 beds in April and then expanded to 24 beds in June following increased flow of patients in the DHQ hospital.

MSF project coordinator Yves Spielmann said this while briefing mediapersons here on Thursday. He said that maintaining regular maternal and neonatal activities at the hospital was the MSF's top priority.

He said that despite numerous challenges, including shortage of human resources, the MSF continued its life-saving mother and neonate healthcare services without any interruption.

MSF is also now admitting those Covid-19 patients who require oxygen support or hospital care depending on their condition. In the first three months, over 130 patients were admitted to the Covid isolation ward, and a total of 87 patients were referred to...