TS Govt. Permits Private Hospitals to Treat Coronavirus Patients as Cases Rises to 1,551

Hyderabad: With the number of Covid-19 patients rising to 1,551 in the state, the Telangana government on Monday permitted private hospitals to treat coronavirus patients and issued guidelines for the same.

Currently, Covid-19 patients are being treated at Gandhi Hospital, Chest Hospital, King Kothi Hospital, Sarojini Devi Hospital and TIMS Hospital.

In the initial phase of the outbreak in the state, some Covid-19 patients were treated in corporate hospitals. However, the private outpatient medical services and pre-scheduled surgeries have been put on hold for 50 days.  The government has now enacted regulations for Covid-19 care for private hospitals and has also laid down rules for general medical services.

The state clinical wellbeing office has discharged new rules with regards to the focal government's guidelines. 

The administration has guided medical clinics to set up explicit affirmation and leave courses for suspected Covid-19 patients. It has likewise requested that



medical clinics guarantee that different wards and rooms are assigned for the patients with the goal that they can be put in confinement. Further, it likewise taught the staff to play it safe while testing and treating suspected patients.

The guidelines also state that patients who test positive for Coronavirus should be regularly examined by physicians. Cardiologists, pulmonologists, anesthesiologists must conduct regular video consultations. If the patient succumbs to the viral infection, the hospital must strictly follow the rules while shifting the body of the deceased and performing the last rites.

For other clinics and hospitals, the government directives said that appointments should be given to four patients per hour and the patients with fever, runny nose, cough, sore throat and other symptoms should be treated outside the hospital and should be sent to hospitals designated for Covid-19 treatment. If patients with these symptoms have been given an appointment in the Outpatient Department (OPD), then they should be examined in a different room.