Hyderabad: The director of public health on Tuesday issued an order to private hospitals in Telangana asking them not to wait or ask COVID test result to admit patients with moderate or severe symptoms.
The guidelines were issued on 4 May after taking note of the increase in the number COVID-19 incidents.
Srinivasa Rao, director of health, treated all private hospitals in Telangana COVID-19 patients to admit only patients with moderate and severe symptoms.
Srinivasa Rao said mild and asymptomatic cases with oxygen saturation in room air of more than 94 percent are recommended for insulation in the home or in the COVID care centers.
The instruction further stated: “All private hospitals are furthermore directed to keep a display board at the entrance of the hospitals with updated details of the availability of ordinary bed, oxygen beds, ICU beds (ventilator / CPAP) on real- time basis. “
Meanwhile, Telangana reported 6,873 new COVID-19 cases and 59 deaths during the last 24 hours. The state currently has 79,520 active cases.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for most of the cases in 1029, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri 502 and Rangareddy 387, a government bulletin said Tuesday with details from May 8 to May 3.
Source: The Siasat Daily