Raipur (Chattisgarh): In the Covid19 second wave, more than 3 lakh cases of Corona infections are being reported on a daily basis in the nation. Chhattisgarh has more than 15,000 infected every day. According to official figures, more than 200 people die every day in the state due to the infection.
In view of the increasing cases, the government designated some private hospitals as Covid Care Centres in a bid to curb fleecing of Covid patients. However, going against these rules they are charging arbitrary prices for treatment.
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Thousands of people are getting admitted to the hospital every day. In such a situation, due to lack of beds in government hospitals, people in critical condition are approaching private hospitals. Only after paying an advance of Rs 50,000 the treatment of the patient starts and the bill for a 6-day treatment can range anywhere between Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh.
Syed Shafiq Aman, the brother of a Corona-infected man being treated in a private hospital, said that since all government hospitals are occupied he had no other option, adding that the hospital charged them a bill of Rs 2,00,00 which includes the cost of medicines. However, seeing the inability of Syed Shafiq Aman, the hospital management granted him some discount.
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Chhattisgarh BJP spokesperson Gaurishankar Shrivas said that the condition in the state has turned bad with private hospitals looting the public. With the state government unable to curb the arbitrariness of private hospitals, the BJP has lashed out at the state government for its failure.
He added that private hospitals have made up a package deal ranging from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh for treatment.
