Relatives speak to Covid patients via video call. (Express file photo)
Concerned over the mental well-being and loneliness of coronavirus patients, Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Friday announced the state government’s decision to allow family members to meet them wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit and taking other protections, as well as to provide them home-cooked food.
As of now, patients can only keep in touch with family members over video calls, with no contact allowed. Several patients who died spent their last hours without their loved ones around them.
An order issued by Health Department Principal…
