Poor patients to get financial succor : K.K Sidha

Sixty four Hospital isolation facility of augmented

5 Dariya News

Anantnag 30-May-2020

Medical isolation facility for symptomatic COVID +ve patients has been augmented to 64 from existing 14 at Govt. Medical College hospital Anantnag.The decision to this effect  was taken by District Magistrate, K.K Sidha during his inspection of the hospital.The DM said that it was imperative to augment hospital isolation facility in view of spike in  COVID-19 +ve cases in the district. The augmented bed strength, he said will be equipped fully as per the protocol so that the critical or severly ill COVID +ve patients are  provided all the requisite medical facilities.The DM said that the district administration will leave no stone unturned in making best medical facilities available to the COVID +ve  patients to avoid deaths on account of infection.Earlier, Mr. Sidha interacted with the patients and enquired about the health care facilities.He asked the Superintendent GMC to  furnish a list of poor patients for extending them financial succor during the present crisis.The DM sanctioned Rs. 10,000/- out of district red cross fund to a poor patient admitted  in the hospital.