Govt issues new directives to hospitals

Govt issues new directives to hospitals

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Hyderabad: 02.07.2020

The state government on Wednesday issued certain guidelines while permitting hospitals with a 100-bed capacity to treat Covid-19 patients.

The guidelines state that the hospitals should set up separate admission and exit routes for suspected Covid-19 patients and must have exclusive wards and rooms to place them under isolation. The government has also instructed the staff to take necessary precautions while testing and treating suspects.

The guidelines alsostatethat the patients,whotest positivefor Covid-19, should be regularly examined by physicians. Cardiologists, pulmonologists and anesthesiologists have been asked to conduct regular video consultations. In case of a death due to infection, the hospital is to strictly follow the rules while shifting the body and performing the last rites. In other clinics and hospitals, only four patients per hour should be given appointments, the notification said. “If patients with symptoms are given an appointment in the outpatient department, they should be examined in a different room,” it said.