KATHMANDU:- The government has classified the people who were injured during the Gen Z protest into four types.
Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Prakash Budhathoki, shared that a technical committee formed to classify the injured people has divided them into four categories – highly serious, serious, medium and minor. They were classified based on their injuries.
The government had formed the 10-member technical committee under coordination of Head of the Department of Quality Measurement and Regulation of the Ministry, Dr Saroj Sharma.
The identity card would be provided to the injured ones as per the classification. Sending a circular to all the District Administration Offices, the government had directed them to complete the classification works.
Total 2,572 people were injured during Gen Z protest occurred on September 8 and 9, added Dr Budhathoki. Of them, 11 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals.