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Reserve 50% beds for Covid-19 patients or face strict action: Karnataka health minister to Bengaluru private hospitals

Reserve 50% beds for Covid-19 patients or face strict action: Karnataka health minister to Bengaluru private hospitals Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday asked private hospitals in Bengaluru to reserve 50 per cent of beds for Covid-19. advertisement UPDATED: April 15, 2021 21:33 IST Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday asked private hospitals in Bengaluru to reserve 50 per cent of beds for Covid-19. (File Photo) Urging private hospitals in Bengaluru to adhere to the Karnataka government s directions of reserving 50 per cent of beds for Covid-19 patients, state Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar warned of strict action against them if they fail to do so.

Delay in BU code generation hits patients hard

Delay in ‘BU code’ generation hits patients hard Updated: Updated: Hospitals not admitting patients without the number Share Article Hospitals not admitting patients without the number While cases of patients scouting for hospital beds have increased in the last three days, what is causing more hardship is the inordinate delay by the BBMP in generating Bengaluru Urban (BU) code for patients. Hospitals have been refusing admissions even to patients with severe symptoms without a BU number. Due to this, patients are losing out on precious time. For many of them, the ordeal begins from the time they get swabbed. While test reports take at least three-four days to come, it takes even longer for a BU code and this “waiting period” has become a nightmare.

Lessons from first Covid wave should help now: Experts

Express News Service BENGALURU: While Kerala and Maharashtra continue to contribute majorly to the Covid-19 cases in the country, their method of preventing widespread transmission has been appreciated by Karnataka’s public health experts who say that it is now time for Karnataka to strengthen containment measures for low-flat, and not a devastating, second wave. “In 2020, Maharashtra and Kerala had first phase of outbreaks followed by other states. In 2021, it is encouraging to see how the two states are making efforts to prevent widespread transmission,” Dr Giridhara Babu, senior epidemiologist and public health expert, said. He also felt that Karnataka needs to learn from lessons of the first wave. “Instead of addressing important, but active containment efforts, the tendency is to push often passive mitigation measures such as lockdowns, seal downs and curfews. At this stage, lockdowns might be necessary only if the health system cannot manage a high load of severe ca

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