Coronavirus | ICU beds filling up in Kerala
The Hindu
Reports from many private hospitals across the State said that many had been turning away patients since last week or referring them to hospitals in the nearby districts
It might be at least two weeks before the second wave of COVID-19 tearing through the State peaks. But desperation for hospital beds and ICUs has already begun to be felt as both public and private sector hospitals are nearly filled. Reports from many private hospitals across the State said that many had been turning away patients since last week or referring them to hospitals in the nearby districts. Many patients, who come demanding admission to private hospitals are being told to remain on home care and to be in touch with the doctors through tele-medicine links. “The number of patient transfers from home to hospitals have been on the rise and there are plenty of patients in the younger age group who are now coming in sick. A proportion of them do become seriously ill and they occupy ICUs for a longer period, creating a huge wait list,” a doctor in a private hospital said.More Related News