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Chandigarh, May 13 – Haryana Health Minister, Sh. Anil Vij said that Private Hospitals charging more than the fixed rate during COVID-19 pandemic will not be spared. Also, strict action will also be taken against the government doctors who give prescription for purchasing medicine from outside even though medicines are available in hospital.
Home and Health Minister, Sh. Anil Vij was addressing a meeting of officers held for review of village-to-village screening and general health screening today through video conferencing.
The Health Minister said in the presence of the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister that some cases have come to notice where private hospitals are charging more than the prescribed rate, which is intolerable in any condition. He elaborated that during COVID-19 when free treatment is being given in government hospitals, complaints of overcharging in private hospitals is unfortunate. Private hospitals should treat Covid patients with humanity without overcharging and cooperate in public interest.
Sh. Vij said that all medicines are available in government hospitals, but in some places doctors are getting medicines from outside. Strict action will be taken against such doctors. Laying emphasis on the need for sanitization, he said that Section 144 should be strictly adhered to and shopkeepers who are not adhering to social distancing norms should not be allowed to open their shops. At the same time, he also instructed police officers to control the overcrowding in vegetable markets. He said that all the hospitals should update the data on the number of patients from urban, rural and other states.
The Health Minister instructed the Civil Surgeons to increase the testing in the districts and make necessary arrangements for the RTPCR and ensure that the test report is given as soon as possible. He also asked to ensure that the kit being given to patients in Home Isolation has all the items that the government has decided. He directed the DGP to ensure effective implementation of ‘Thikri Pehra’ in the villages during the ‘Mahamari Alert, Surakshit Haryana’.
