KATHMANDU, 5 May, 2021 (TON): Nepal's two major government-run hospitals based in capital Kathmandu have been facing oxygen supply shortage, authorities said.

The Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease hospital which has been converted into a COVID-19 hospital, and the National Trauma Centre, another hospital which treats people injured in accidents, are running out of liquid oxygen.

A hospital official Sagar Kumar Rajbhandari said, "Our liquid oxygen tank is running out of oxygen and it will just be enough till Wednesday."

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday addressed the nation and appealed to the international community to help Nepal in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his address to the nation he said that the government had banned supplying oxygen for purposes except for the purpose of treating patients.

The situation is becoming grim for Nepal as the Himalayan country on Tuesday reported another record of high deaths and infections.

So far Nepal has reported 323,187 cases and 3279 Covid-19 deaths, but cases are going up at breakneck speed.