Dr Govinda KC, who is into the 12th day of the hunger strike, has been shifted from Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) to a general ward.
He was shifted to the general ward after he urged to shift him to other usual room so that no general public will have to face problems in lack of ICU bed in the hospital.
Dr KC was airlifted to Kathmandu after doctors, who reached Ilam on Wednesday and conducted tests and checkup on Dr KC, said Ilam Hospital does not have necessary infrastructure and facilities if his health suddenly deteriorates further and urged that he be shifted to a hospital with better facilities and infrastructure.
Dr KC was shifted to Ilam Hospital last Monday after starting his fast at the vacant building of the Urban Development Project on January 9. Dr KC had suffered from chest pain, cough and other problems from the second day itself, and was shifted to the hospital after his heartbeats became irregular from Sunday.
Dr KC has demanded that the agreement the government signed with him before ending his 15th fast-unto death on July 26, 2018 be implemented to the letter.
