The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday said Covid-19 hospitals in the state cannot refuse admission to patients. If beds are unavailable at state-run hospitals, they can refer patients to private facilities and the state administration will bear the costs.
Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal told reporters that CM Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to take action against private hospitals found charging patients from poor families.
The government, meanwhile, announced its plans to expand the Covid vaccination programme across the state in an organised manner. To ensure the availability of adequate doses, orders have been placed with vaccine makers for 50 lakh doses each of Covishield and Covaxin.
Also Read | New Covid highs: Cases cross 3.5 lakh, over 2,800 deaths in 24 hrs