Coimbatore: Eighty-three-year-old Vethaa Arumugan was rushed to the PSG Hospitals immediately after his family members found him gasping for breath. It didn’t occur to them to call up the hospital to check for the availability of beds, as the only thing that mattered to them was to get him immediate medical help. The hospital staff could do little to find a bed for the patient, who was breathless and on oxygen support, as his RT-PCR results were yet to arrive. That was not the only reason why he had to wait outside. Oxygen beds in the ward for suspected Covid cases was also full.
Hospitals violating Covid norms to lose registration in Andhra Pradesh DECCAN CHRONICLE.
Updated Apr 10, 2021, 12:28 am IST
Hospitals treating Covid patients without taking permission from government and collecting abnormal fees will have to forego registrations
Krishna district collector Imtiaz said using normal soaps to clean hands in place of alcoholic sanitizers would be better options and they also work effectively. Representational image/PTI
VIJAYAWADA: Private and corporate hospitals have been strictly warned against collection of high fee from corona patients. Those found guilty of violating government norms face severe punishment, said Krishna district collector A Md Imtiaz on Friday. He warned that hospitals treating Covid infected patients without taking prior permission from the government and collecting abnormal fees will have to forego their registrations and they would be subject to action under the Epidemic Act.