India has logged 2.18 crore Covid cases since the pandemic broke.
New Delhi:
A coronavirus test report is no longer needed to get hospitalised, the government has said in its revised guidelines that make sure that those suffering from Covid get "prompt, effective and comprehensive treatment". The new measures - that come as a huge relief amid an exponential surge in cases - also stress that "no patient will be refused on any count".
"In a significant directive to the states, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has revised the national policy for admission of Covid patients to various categories of facilities," an official statement said this afternoon. Hospitals can also no longer refuse patients from another city.