In view of the spurt in the number of Covid-19 cases in Uttarakhand, the state government could reserve 25 percent of beds in private hospitals for treatment of Covid-19 patients. The state health department has sent a proposal regarding this to the state administration.

It is pertinent to mention here that the had reserved beds in the private hospitals for Covid-19 patients last year also when the cases of the disease were at peak. The contagion of the disease has also reached an alarming level now and all the government hospitals are full with the patients. It is learnt that the government could also fix maximum charges which the private hospitals can take from the covid-19 patients.