As per directions given by the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah in a series of meetings chaired by him over last few days in regard to Covid-19 situation in Delhi, house-to-house health survey in 242 containment zones of Delhi has been completed on 18 June 2020. A total of 2.3 lakh people were surveyed.
To provide relief to the common man in Delhi, the Home Minister Shri Amit Shah constituted a committee under Dr. VK Paul, Member, Niti Aayog to fix rates charged by private hospitals in Delhi for 60 percent beds for COVID-19 patients in various categories therefore.
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New Rate list for Covid-19 treatment in Delhi’s private hospitals:
| Category | New Rates (per day) (Including PPE and Medicines) | Old Rates (per day) (Excluding PPE) |
|---|---|---|
| Isolation beds | Rs. 8,000 - 10,000 | Rs. 24,000 - 25,000 |
| ICUs without ventilator | Rs. 13,000 - 15,000 | Rs. 34,000 - 43,000 |
| ICUs with ventilator | Rs. 15,000 - 18,000 | Rs. 44,000 - 54,000 |
Further, on directions of the Union Home Minister to increase testing capacity & quick delivery of results in Delhi, testing via Rapid Antigen testing methodology was started on 18 June 2020. A total of 7,040 people have been tested in 193 testing centers. Testing will continue with increased numbers in coming days.
Sample testing has been doubled immediately following decisions taken by Shri Amit Shah. A total of 27,263 testing samples have been collected in Delhi from 15th to 17th June 2020 against the daily collection which varied between 4,000 to 4,500 earlier.
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