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Thiruvananthapuram:: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said that the government has issued orders to cap the charges for the treatment of the COVID patients who directly get admitted there. The COVID treatment is already free for the beneficiaries of Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhati (KASP) and those referred from government hospitals to private hospitals empanelled by the State Health Agency. The tariff announced today will be applicable for the COVID patients who reach the private hospitals directly. This was necessitated because of the large number of complaints of overcharging and exorbitant billing by such hospitals and the subsequent intervention by the High Court. The rates were finalised after discussions with private hospitals, Kerala CM said. ....
Kerala govt caps charges of COVID treatment in private hospitals ANI | Updated: May 10, 2021 23:45 IST Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 10 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said that the government has issued orders to cap the charges for the treatment of the COVID patients who directly get admitted there. The COVID treatment is already free for the beneficiaries of Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhati (KASP) and those referred from government hospitals to private hospitals empanelled by the State Health Agency. The tariff announced today will be applicable for the COVID patients who reach the private hospitals directly. This was necessitated because of the large number of complaints of overcharging and exorbitant billing by such hospitals and the subsequent intervention by the High Court. The rates were finalised after discussions with private hospitals, Kerala CM said. ....
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan writes to PM, seeks additional oxygen SECTIONS Last Updated: May 11, 2021, 12:27 AM IST Share Synopsis Kerala has a daily production of 219 tonnes of oxygen and is maintaining a buffer stock of 450 tonnes of oxygen without any pressure on the national grid. But in view of the demand from other states, our buffer stock was sent to those places to help Covid patients as and when required. Agencies The CM told the media that the Centre has sanctioned three more oxygen plants for Kerala. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting additional liquid medical oxygen (LMO) for the state in view of the rising demand in the state, and also sought oxygen express trains to Kerala. ....