Oppn. wants to regulate COVID-19 treatment costs in private hospitals
Drawing attention to the grim COVID-19 situation in the State, Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala has urged the State government to clearly define hospital admission protocols, commandeer ICUs and ventilators to a common pool and ensure adequate medicine stocks.
Mr. Chennithala underlined the need to regulate COVID-19 treatment costs in private hospitals and ensure free treatment for BPL families.
The suggestions are part of a set which Mr. Chennithala has submitted to the State government for aiding the preparation of an action plan. Fourteen in all, they cover treatment, prevention, research and crisis management and were compiled after discussions with public health experts, professional bodies and other stakeholders, Mr. Chennithala said in a letter to Chief Secretary V.P. Joy.
In other States, the influential and rich with mild symptoms are getting admitted in hospitals, which denies…