Surat’s CCIC model for Covid-19 patients set to be emulated across the country

SURAT: The Community Covid Isolation Centre (CCIC) model for the treatment of the Covid-19 patients eligible for home isolation is all set to be emulated in other states.
The Union health ministry, Government of India has issued guidelines on July 17 to all the states across the country for the emulation of Surat’s CCIC model by the communities, social organisations and residential societies for treating the Covid-19 positive patients with mild and moderate symptoms, who do not require hospitalisation.
Official sources said that about nine CCICs with the total capacity of 766 beds have been set up by various communities including Patidar Samaj, Dawoodi Bohras, Rana Samaj, Vataliya Prajapati, Ahir Samaj, Jains, Vaishnavs etc. across the city. Moreover, the social organisations including Maruti Veer Jawan Trust and Koshish Charitable trust, too have set-up CCICs with 175 beds for treating the Covid-19 patients.
The concept of the CCICs was first launched in the city’s Katargam zone where the Samast Patidar Samaj and the Vataliya Prajapati Samaj had set-up CCICs for their community members do not have the home isolation facilities.
A senior officer of SMC said, “The CCICs model was launched at the behest State’s Health secretary, Dr Jayanti Ravi, municipal commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani and State Finance secretary, Milind Torawane. AT present, there are 776 beds in the CCICs with the capacity to scale up the bed facility to about 650 beds”
He added, "It is a matter of pride for the city that the CCIC model is set to be emulated across the country".