INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: In a considerable move, the Union ministry of health and household well-being has revised the national policy for admission of
Covid-19 patients to numerous categories of Covid centers
Under the new policy, a positive test report for Covid-19 infection is now not compulsory for admission to a Covid health center and the
federal government has directed that no client will be declined services in any hospital on any count
The instruction to states and UTs comes following heavy criticism after major patients were rejected medical attention by medical facilities
owing to several reasons.India on Saturday taped over 4 lakh fresh cases and 4,187 deaths in the last 24 hours
Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked to the chief ministers of Maharashtra, Himachal, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on the Covid scenario in
The high rising cases have actually started revealing some down pattern in Maharashtra and Delhi while 180 districts in the country have
actually had no fresh cases in the last 7 days
Yet, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and
Madhya Pradesh continue to report really high cases.Tamil Nadu has actually likewise enforced total lockdown in the state to examine the
spike in cases.As per the Union federal government directive to all states and UTs, health centers under the Central federal government,
state federal governments and Union Area administration, including personal health centers managing Covid patients, shall ensure that they
admit suspect cases to the 's uspect wards' and begin treatment right away rather of demanding a positive Covid-19 test for admission
The order even more said no patient will be refused services on any count
This consists of medications such as oxygen or essential drugs even if the patient belongs to a different city
No client will be refused admission on the ground that he/she is not able to produce a legitimate identity card that does not belong to the
city where the healthcare facility lies
Admissions to healthcare facility need to be based upon need
It needs to be guaranteed that beds are not occupied by persons who do not need hospitalisation
Even more, the discharge should be strictly in accordance with the modified discharge policy, the order said.Meanwhile, the National
Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has revealed that tankers and containers carrying liquid medical oxygen (LMO) will be exempted from user
fee at toll plazas on nationwide highways throughout the country
In view of the existing extraordinary demand for the medical oxygen due to the Covid-19 rise, containers carrying LMO will be considered at
par with other emergency situation vehicles like ambulances for a period of 2 months or till additional orders, NHAI stated in a
