A committee set up by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has capped the charge for coronavirus treatment in private hospitals in Delhi. If a patient is on a ventilator, charges would be Rs 15,000 to Rs 18,000 for a single day. The committee constituted by Amit Shah was charged to fix rates for COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals in Delhi for isolation beds, ICUs without ventilator support, and ICUs with ventilator support. Earlier, Centre pledged to provide 500 railway coaches to Delhi in case there is a shortage of beds for COVID-19 patients as cases spike in the national capital rapidly. According to the Delhi government, by July 15, the number of coronavirus patients in Delhi can be more than 2.25 lakhs.

Source: dna June 19, 2020 09:22 UTC