Positive Covid report not mandatory for admission in hospitals: Health ministry
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New Delhi: The health ministry on Saturday brought relaxations on hospital admissions and said that a positive coronavirus disease (Covid-19) report is no more mandatory for admission to Covid-19 hospitals. The ministry decided to ensure that no patient is denied adequate medical care as the nation fights a severe second wave of Covid-19. The health ministry in a statement also reiterated that admission to the patient should not be refused at any count even if the patient belongs to a different city and adequate medical arrangements, such as oxygen or essential drugs, should be administered to the patient. The health ministry on Saturday brought relaxations on hospital admissions and said that a positive coronavirus disease (Covid-19) report is no more mandatory for admission to Covid-19 hospitals. The ministry decided to ensure that no patient is denied adequate medical care as the nation fights a severe second wave of Covid-19. The health ministry in a statement also reiterated that admission to the patient should not refused at any count even if the patient belongs to a different city and adequate medical arrangements, such as oxygen or essential drugs, should be administered to the patient. The ministry has asked chief secretaries of states and Union Territories to issue necessary orders and circulars and asked them to implement the new rules within the next three days. India which is facing a severe second wave recorded more than 4 lakh cases on Saturday which pushed the case tally to 21.89 million. The nation reported 4,187 deaths which took its death toll to 238,270.
