Main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) has urged all three-tier of governments to make special provisions for the treatment of the affected people to contain seasonal flu seen in Humla district of Karnali State.

Issuing a press statement today, the parliamentary party office of the NC drew the attention of the government and stakeholders to ensure presence health workers with medicines in the affected areas.

More than 12 persons have lost their lives due to the spread of seasonal flu in the past some days in Humla district.

NC Chief Whip Balkrishna Khand, in the statement, said the people were losing their lives for lack of timely treatment in the flu-hit rural areas.