COVID Paediatric ICU to start up in 7 medical colleges of Assam including SMCH: Health Minister

June 4: Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta on Friday announced some important measures which the state government shall adopt in the management of Covid-19 in the state. The minister declared that COVID Paediatric ICU to start up in 7 medical colleges of Assam.

The other important decisions announced by the Minister on Friday are:

• COVID patients with co-morbidities to go for institutional quarantine irrespective of age.
• COVID vaccination programme to ramp up with 70 thousand daily doses in Kamrup(M), Sonitpur, Nagaon, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Cachar.
• Special vaccination arrangements for senior citizens and specially abled people.
• Government to provide 3 months interest free loan to private hospitals willing to purchase & administer vaccines(under the 25% reserved quota).
• Government has decided to fix rates for private super speciality & private general hospitals in respect of COVID treatment,cabin charges,ICU with ventilators & ICU without ventilators,a notification regarding the same will be issued shortly.

Important highlights related to the #COVID19 preparedness in Assam,announced by Hon’ble Health Minister @keshab_mahanta. pic.twitter.com/paCLYurRbq

— NHM_Assam (@nhm_assam) June 4, 2021