Center recommends capping COVID-19 treatment costs in private hospitals in Delhi

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Delhi has the third highest number of coronavirus cases in India. (File)

New Delhi:

In the midst of the increase in the number of coronavirus infections in Delhi, a group of experts set up by the Ministry of the Interior recommended reducing the cost of isolation beds and treatment in care units intensive of private hospitals in the national capital, which relieves COVID enormously -19 patients. The recommendations come after the Interior Ministry organized a series of meetings over the past few days to check the spread of the highly infectious disease in the city.

The committee recommended reducing the cost of isolation beds to almost half; treatment in intensive care units without and with ventilators has been capped between Rs 13,000-15,000 and Rs 15,000-18,000. “To relieve the common man in Delhi, HM @AmitShah has formed a committee under the member of @NITIAayog to set the rates charged by Pvt hospitals in Delhi for isolation beds, intensive care units without ventilator support and intensive care units with ventilator support, “said Union Home Ministry. tweeted this afternoon.

“The committee recommended Rs 8,000-10,000, 13,000-15, 000 & 15,000-18,000, including PPE costs for the isolation bed, intensive care units with and without ventilator respectively to all hospitals compared to at the current cost of Rs 24,000-25,000, 34,000-43,000 & 44,000-54,000 (excluding the cost of PPE) @HMOIndia “, he said in another tweet.

The national capital has the third highest number of COVID-19 patients in India after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. According to the Delhi government, coronavirus cases in the city are approaching the 50,000 mark and are expected to reach 5.5 lakh by July 31.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Thursday that the cost of testing in the city-state had been reduced to 2,400 rupees. “The rapid antigen test started from today in Delhi, which gives the result in 15 minutes. I hope that the inhabitants of the city will no longer have to worry about getting tested”, he tweeted.

Last week, the Supreme Court had criticized the government of Arvind Kejriwal for its management of the pandemic, describing the situation in the city as “horrible, horrible and pathetic”. “Patients run from the pillar to the post to be admitted while a large number of beds are vacant. According to some reports, a government hospital in Delhi had bodies in the hall and waiting area. Inside the service , most of the beds were unoccupied, “said the court. said.

After the rape of the supreme court, Interior Minister Amit Shah held a series of meetings with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and other senior officials to examine the situation in the city.

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