As COVID-19 Cases Surge In Mumbai, 1200 Beds Have Been Set Up In Xavier¡¯s, Mehboob Studios
The quarantine center at the studio will cater to patients from H West and eastwards which include areas like Bandra, Santacruz, Khar, and Kalina. As of now, over 1000 cases have been reported from these areas with over 30 deaths.
As the situation in Mumbai goes from bad to worse, the state has readied 1,200 beds in St. Xaviers' College near Marine Lines and Mehboob Studios in Bandra to cater to COVID-19 patients. This number is in addition to the Wuhan-style hospitals at Bandra Kurla Complex, NESCO Goregaon, and NSCI Worli.
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The quarantine center at the studio will be focusing on patients from H West and eastwards which include areas like Bandra, Santacruz, Khar, and Kalina. As of now, over 1000 cases have been reported from these areas with over 30 deaths.
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A health department official said the latest moves would greatly enhance the COVID-19 treatment facilities and infrastructure in the state as the cases continued to increase.
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What could be easily touted as the biggest move in the war against COVID-19, the Maharashtra government is now aiming to control up to 80 percent beds in private hospitals run by charitable trusts to treat COVID-19 patients for a period of 3 months till August, officials said on Friday.
Reports claim that Aditya Thackeray and Aslam Shaikh visited Mehboob Studios on 20 May.
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The government has also imposed ceilings on the treatment of around 270 procedures or surgeries for Non-COVID cases, said an official from the health department. While regular government rates would be applicable for the 80 percent beds, the hospitals would be permitted to fix their charges for the remaining 20 percent beds.
The move comes as the state touched a staggering 1,454 deaths and 41,642 Coronavirus cases to date, while 11,726 have been cured and sent home. What triggered this decision?
Well, this decision was prompted after back to back complaints of exorbitant bills that were being churned out by private hospitals for treating Covid-19 patients. This also hints at the fact that many have been allegedly taking undue advantage of the crisis.
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The new rates that would be applicable for COVID-19 ICU beds with ventilator and isolation would be up to Rs 9,000 per day, but would exclude PPE cost, certain other interventional procedures, COVID-19 testing at actuals, specialized drugs to be charged as per MRP, and certain advanced tests.
