Private health facilities across Bihar have closed down after their staff or patients tested positive. In some cases, patients are asked to take Covid tests before seeking treatment.
The per day charges for intensive care treatment shall not exceed Rs. 15,000 and for asymptomatic or mild cases, the maximum is Rs. 7,500, said the government.
Patients call the fees ‘exorbitant’ but hospitals explain they need nearly 8 PPE kits per patient per day. Delhi govt has allowed them to charge according to their discretion.
Supreme Court order comes on a plea demanding ‘cost related regulations’ for treatment of Covid patients in private hospitals. Centre gets a week to respond.
Private hospitals in Delhi & Mumbai are asking for these tests though govt has said it's not necessary for dialysis & chemotherapy patients if they are not suspected Covid cases.
In an order Wednesday, the Arvind Kejriwal govt noted that several hospitals and nursing homes have been denying treatment for want of Covid-19 negative reports.
Corporate hospitals have sought an emergency relief fund that could be released through pending payments under CGHS, ECHS, exemption of GST & loan moratorium.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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