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Goa government firm on hospitals charging outstation patients

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Panaji, Oct 28 (IANS) Despite criticism, the BJP-led Goa government is committed to charging outstation patients availing facilities at state-run medical facilities, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Saturday.

“This is not a matter of right or wrong. Most Goans lag behind and those from outside (the state) queue up from 4.30 a.m. Whatever the criticism I will do it,” Rane told reporters here.

“Our government has to protect the interest of the Goan people. We arae not denying anybody treatment, but some charges will be levied on outstation patients,” he added.

The Goa Medical College and hospital near here and district hospitals in other towns like Mapusa in north Goa and Margao in south Goa often see streams of patients from the neighbouring districts like Sindhudurg in Marahastra and Karwar in Karnataka, in addition to local patients.

The state assembly has on several occasions discussed the need to charge outstation patients in order to ensure that state government-run health facilities are not overcrowded.

Rane also said that a protocol would be evolved for checking and verifying the identity of the patients in order to determine local patients from those from outside the state.

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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