Uttarakhand reports 201 new Covid cases, govt allows pvt hospitals to treat coronavirus patients
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand's Covid-19 tally shot up to 4,849 after 210 fresh cases surfaced on Tuesday. In view of the surge in cases, the state government on Tuesday announced that private hospitals in the state will now be allowed to treat coronavirus cases.
To treat Covid-19 infected patients, the private hospital will have to get themselves registered under the Clinical Establishment Act with the government.
Such private facilities will, however, be able to charge only a set minimum purchase price for masks, personal protective equipment (PPE) kits, and other safety gears. Till now, only the government hospitals were allowed to cater to coronavirus patients in Uttarakhand.
According to the orders issued by secretary (health) Amit Negi, the private hospitals that want to get enrolled for Covid-19 treatment will have to comply with the rules laid down by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the state, and the Centre. “The private hospitals will need to have a separate Covid-19 ward, with each bed having an oxygen facility. Also, there must be separate entrance and exit doors for Covid-19 cases. The hospital must have 24X7 availability of medical staff, including paramedics. Even specialised doctors must be available on call. The hospital must have an ICU with each bed attached to a ventilator,” said secretary Amit Negi, who maintained that hospitals will not be able to charge anything extra apart from the original rates set for the treatment of the disease.
According to the orders issued by secretary (health) Amit Negi, the private hospitals that want to get enrolled for Covid-19 treatment will have to comply with the rules laid down by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the state, and the Centre. “The private hospitals will need to have a separate Covid-19 ward, with each bed having an oxygen facility. Also, there must be separate entrance and exit doors for Covid-19 cases. The hospital must have 24X7 availability of medical staff, including paramedics. Even specialised doctors must be available on call. The hospital must have an ICU with each bed attached to a ventilator,” said secretary Amit Negi, who maintained that hospitals will not be able to charge anything extra apart from the original rates set for the treatment of the disease.
Meanwhile, death of a Covid-19 patient was also reported from Doon Hospital on the day. The death summary of the patient was awaited till the time of filing this report. A total of 56 Covid-19 infected patients have died in Uttarakhand so far.
The health department informed that among the 210 positive cases reported in the state on Tuesday, the maximum of 65 were from Dehradun. Haridwar also reported 52 new cases, followed by 34 new cases from Udham Singh Nagar. “In the biggest jump in Covid-19 cases in the hill districts, Tehri Garhwal reported 21 cases, followed by 16 cases in Uttarkashi, five from Almora, and two from Champawat. Nainital also reported 15 fresh cases,” said Abhishek Tripathi, officer of Covid-19 control room.
On the day, 3,875 new samples were collected from various districts across the state. With this, the pending sample reports became 11,077 on Tuesday.
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