Measures to provide appropriate treatment to COVID patients

  Chandigarh, August 20 

 With the onset of COVID, Haryana Government taking proactive measures has set up 1,127 facilities (DCH,DCCC) to provide appropriate treatment to COVID patients, including 68 Dedicated COVID Hospitals, (DCH), 564 Dedicated COVID Health Centres (DCHC) and 495 Dedicated COVID Care Centres (DCCC).

This was shared by Cooperation Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal, while answering the questions during the Monsoon Session of the Vidhan Sabha today, in the absence of Health Minister, Mr. Anil Vij. He said that there is sufficient availability of beds, oxygen, equipment etc in the State. He elaborated that the State presently has 61,096 Isolation Beds, 4,040 Isolation beds for Paediatric patients, 14,362 Oxygen supported beds, 3,286 Oxygen Isolation Beds for paediatric patients, 5,069 ICU Beds and 1535 ICU Paediatric Beds, 708 Neonatal ICU Beds, 827 Paediatric ICU Beds, 2,058 Ventilators and 426 Paediatric Ventilators.

Regarding financial assistance for families the Minister said that an ex-gratia compensation of Rs 2 lakh has been given to Haryana State BPL Card Holders, who died due to COVID and a Special Ex-Gratia Grant of Rs 5 lakh has been given to family members of who dies due to COVID disease. Besides this, Special Compassionate Financial Assistance of Rs 20 lakh was given to families of Covid warriors, who dies while on active COVID duty, especially related to management of COVID or maintenance of essential services.

Apart from this, under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, insurance Scheme for health workers fighting COVID-19 to the tune of Rs 50 lakh to healthcare providers, including community health workers, deployed for COVID duty.

A total of 26 healthcare personnel (9 doctors, 2 AYUSH doctors, 8 paramedical staff, 2 ASHA workers and 5 other staff) deployed for COVID duty have lost their lives, who were provided with life insurance. He elaborated that despite the efforts of the State Government, 9,635 COVID deaths were reported and District Level Death Audit Committees were constituted to evaluate the cause of death in each and every case and corrective measures were taken accordingly.

The Minister said there is adequate availability of Oxygen in the State. He stated  that in view of the spike in COVID cases during the second wave the State took proactive measures to meet the Oxygen demand and all possible efforts were made to ensure the availability of oxygen for all the Government and Private COVID Hospitals.

He said that the State Government enhanced its oxygen capacity by installing 31 PSA plants, 4,585 oxygen concentrators, 3400 D-Type and 6873 B-Type oxygen cylinders and Liquid Medical Oxygen Tanks. He said that there was no death due to lack of oxygen in the State.

An incentive of Rs 1,000 per month was given to ASHA workers and Rs 500 per month to ASHA Facilitators since April 2020 are being provided. Besides this, a financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to ASHA Workers, National Health Mission and Urban Health Mission workers, who have Parivar Pehchan Patra ID, will be provided.227@gmail.com

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