Experts panel detects loopholes in Bihar government action plan against Covid
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Last Updated: Apr 29, 2021, 07:56 PM IST
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As per the report, Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) has a capacity of 1,750 beds but patients on only 106 beds are getting oxygen. Medanta hospital has a capacity of 500 beds, but the hospital has no oxygen supply.
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The high court has also directed the state government to ensure round-the-clock supply of oxygen and submit fresh reports.
The experts committee set up by the Patna High Court submitted its report before the judges wherein it has found many loopholes in the action plan of the state government to fight the corona infection.
Experts panel detects loopholes in Bihar govt action plan against Covid
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Patna: Workers construct a 100 bed ICU temporary Covid care centre at Patliputra Sports Complex during the second wave of coronavirus pandemic in country, in Patna on Wednesday April 28, 2021 (Photo: /Aftab Alam Siddiqui/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Patna, April 29 : The experts committee set up by the Patna High Court submitted its report before the judges wherein it has found many loopholes in the action plan of the state government to fight the corona infection.
The three-member committee found that over 1000 beds are not occupied in PMCH, IGIMS, Medanta hospital due to unavailability of oxygen.
Patna HC forms committee to inspect hospitals
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Patna HC slams Bihar govt for casual approach in tackling pandemic. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Patna, April 20 : The Patna high court has formed a two-member committee in Bihar to inspect Covid hospitals and submit a report to the court. The committee visited Patna Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday.
The High Court has appointed a director level officer of Patna AIIMS and a top official of Human Rights Commission as members of the committee.
The two-judge bench of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh and Justice Mohit Kumar Shah authorized the committee to conduct surprise inspections of any hospital in the state and submit report to the court. The High Court has also directed the committee to inspect Nalanda Medical College and hospital (NMCH) on Tuesday.
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While observing that the people at large do not have the requisite information about availability of covid related facilities, the Patna High Court this week directed
Principal Secretary of the State Health Department to bring such information in public domain through media and ensure that at-least once every day at a fixed time, a press briefing on behalf of the Government is made disclosing facts, illustratively, the number of COVID cases, the infrastructure which are available at various places in the State to admit and treat COVID patients and other cogent information which are required to be disseminated to the general public in public interest.