New Delhi, September 20: Following directions of the Supreme Court, which took cognizance of shortcomings in the care of coronavirus patients in different hospitals in the country, the Centre Govt has formed expert committees for inspection of government and other COVID facilities.
Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told the Rajya Sabha on today that the expert committees constituted by the Ministry of Health have been tasked to inspect, supervise and guide government and other hospitals dedicated to COVID-19.
The Ministry of Health has written to all the states and union territories with regard to prescribing reasonable rates for testing and treatment of COVID-19.
Minister further said that the central government has issued an advisory to all states that dead bodies of suspected COVID patients be handed over to their relatives immediately without waiting for laboratory confirmation and the body be disposed of as per guidelines on dead body management issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
States have been advised to prepare for requisite surge capacities to manage cases in accordance with existing and projected growth rates. States have been supported in terms of logistic and financial requirements for setting up COVID treatment facilities.
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