hospitals under their control or their public sector units (PSUs) to set-up exclusive dedicated hospital wards or separate blocks within the hospitals for covid care.
The move comes in the backdrop of exponential surge in daily covid-19 cases straining the public and private healthcare infrastructure in the country.In a letter written to the central ministries, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that the present situation of sudden surge in the covid-19 cases across the country calls for similar supportive action as last year.Also Read | India needs to learn from the Suez crisisThe health secretary said that these hospitals or blocks should have separate entry and exit points for the management of covid-19 cases, to provide.