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The Maharashtra Government has come out with three slabs on per day charges on treatment of COVID-19 patients in private and charitable hospitals and also decided to regulate rates for 80 per cent of the operational bed capacity in these medical facilities.

Fresh guidelines issued by the State Government today said, the fee regulation decision applies to both isolation and non-isolation beds in private and charitable hospitals.

This means 80 per cent of beds in isolation and non-isolation wards available with any health care provider will be regulated by the State Government/Municipal Commissioner/ District Collector.

According to the government notification, the health care providers may charge their own rates to the remaining 20 per cent beds and added that there will be no difference in quality of treatment in 80 per cent and 20 per cent categories.

The notification further said for COVID-19 patients, there will be three rate slabs on per day basis – 4,000, 7,500 and 9,000 rupees – based on the category of wards they have been admitted in. For non-COVID patients, hospitals which have agreements with insurance companies will follow the rate of lowest slab irrespective of the category of beds occupied by the patient. The guidelines will be in force till 31st of August.

Meanwhile, the COVID-19 hotspot in Mumbai, the fishing village Versova saw hope when 85 of the total 105 positive patients were cured and sent home. The Fishing Trust chairman said complete implementation of lockdown 2 and 3 due to people’s co-operation, five fever clinics in the area and regular sanitization of the village helped in achieving this. The doctors will now carry out door-to-door testing in the village.

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