Will Fix Rates For Covid Treatment In State's Private Hospitals: Shivraj Chouhan

Shivraj Chouhan said he was not in favour of imposing a lockdown in the state for a longer period because it affects the economy and the poor.

Amid reports that private hospitals are overcharging COVID-19 patients, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said the state government will cap the rates of the treatment for patients. Shivraj Chauhan also said the number of beds in hospitals across the state is being increased continuously even as he observed that the case count is on the rise because of the increase in the cases in neighbouring states of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. "Many people told me today that COVID-19 patients are being charged exorbitantly by private hospitals. We will fix the rates of pandemic treatment in such hospitals," he said. Shivraj Chouhan, who is on a 24-hour sit-in in Bhopal, spoke with journalists from various districts in an attempt to create awareness about preventive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.