Gear up for third wave, Minister asks officials
The Hindu
‘Ensure admission of patients within 15 minutes of approaching govt. hospitals’
Minister for Transport and I&PR Perni Venkataramaiah has asked officials to be gear themselves up to face the third wave of COVID-19 and make arrangements to ensure that patients who approach the government hospitals with symptoms are admitted within 15 minutes of their arrival. In a review meeting at Machilipatnam on Thursday, Mr. Venkataramaiah asked the officials to put to use the Primary Health Centres and the Area Hospitals, and set up Village Isolation Centres to treat the patients locally. He said that no patient should be turned away citing shortage of oxygen, medicines, or beds at the government facilities.More Related News
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