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Coronavirus | In Bengaluru, confusion over beds, crackdown on labs
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There isn’t yet a transparent system to track available COVID-19 beds in private hospitals
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An elederly woman receiving COVID19 vaccine dose, at K C General Hospital , in Bengaluru on April 28, 2021. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K
There isn’t yet a transparent system to track available COVID-19 beds in private hospitals
Prabhu Prasad (name changed), 41, tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Since then, he and his wife, who also tested positive, had been isolating themselves at home.
On Wednesday morning, when Mr. Prasad’s oxygen saturation levels were dropping, he contacted the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) control room seeking a bed in a hospital. After several calls, he was sent an ambulance and asked to go to a private hospital in south Bengaluru.
BU code red: Lab and hospital nexus causing hold-up?
BU code red: Lab and hospital nexus causing hold-up?
BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: Apr 27, 2021, 06:00 IST
Citizens must insist on getting SRF ID to ensure labs, swab collectors follow norms
Many covid patients are unable to get admitted in
private hospitals for want of
Bengaluru Urban (BU) numbers, that tracks the patients and is a must for hospital admission. However, now officials say that a nexus between labs and hospitals might be the reason behind non-generation of BU numbers.
State Covid War room chief V Ponnuraj said that there is a nexus between a few private labs and hospitals who bypass the system to test privately and communicate results privately to the citizens. This could be to lure the patients who get a positive result to hospitals they have an interest in. So such patients may not get a Specimen Referral Form (SRF) ID without which the BU number can’t be generated.
Covid-19 treatment at home: How to claim insurance, documents required and more
Many Covid-19 patients are opting for home treatment facility offered by hospitals due to a shortage of beds. Any Covid-19 patient with an eligible healthcare insurance plan will be able to claim settlement for treatment at home. Here s all you need to know.
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UPDATED: April 27, 2021 15:28 IST
Individuals who have a Covid-deadicated health insurance policy can claim settlement for home treatment as well. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational image)
People who have tested positive during the second wave are finding it extremely difficult to find beds in hospitals for treatment. Reports emerging from several states suggest that hospitals have been overwhelmed by the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases.
COVID care at home? Don t worry! Your insurance will cover it
Most of the policies will cover it, but one must check with their respective insurers to enquire about it. Corona Kavach and Corona Rakshak policies, which were launched in 2020, have this policy feature
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The mounting COVID-19 cases and shortage of beds and oxygen are driving many people to get treated at home. The hospitals are providing COVID homecare packages to patients. If you have a health insurance policy, you must be wondering if your policy will cover treatment at home. The answer is yes. Sanjay Datta, Chief - Claims, Underwriting and Reinsurance at ICICI Lombard General Insurance says at least 1,000 cases a month are coming of COVID home treatment.