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Permission a must to treat COVID cases: Guntur Collector Samuel Anand Kumar

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GUNTUR:  District Collector I Samuel Anand Kumar warned of stern action against hospital managements if they provide treatment to Covid-19 patients without obtaining permission. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, the collector said that the government has given permission to 30 hospitals to provide treatment to Covid-19 patients in the district.

He stated that 4,000 beds, including 2,000 oxygen beds and 300 ICU beds, and ventilators are made available in the Covid-19 hospitals. Anand Kumar noted that some private hospitals were offering treatment to Covid patients without authorisation and proper facilities. 

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