Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has capped rates for the treatment of coronavirus in the Delhi hospitals. Home Minister Amit Shah constituted a committee under Member of NITI Aayog to fix rates charged by Private hospitals in Delhi for isolation beds, ICUs without ventilator support and ICUs with ventilator support.
The committee has recommended Rs 8000-10000, 13000-15000 and 15000-18000 including PPE costs for isolation bed, ICUs without and with ventilator respectively to all hospitals as compared to the current charges of Rs 24000-25000, 34000-43000 and 44000-54000 (excluding PPE cost).
As per the directions given by Home Minister in a series of meetings chaired by him over the last few days in regard to COVID19 situation in Delhi, house-to-house health survey in 242 containment zones of Delhi was completed yesterday. So far, a total of 2.3 lakh people have been surveyed, MHA informed.
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