In a bid to streamline the process of admitting Covid patients in hospitals, the government on Tuesday has provided a single helpline number for related queries and decided to provide freeambulanceservice for serious cases.
The medical and Health department has issued a single helpline number, 181, for enquiries related to Covid from citizens across the state and asked state- and district-level war rooms to arrange ambulances and hospital admissions for serious patients.
Patients will receive real-time information on availability of beds, Oxygen and ventilators in Covid-dedicated hospitals, consultation centre, treatment centres, private hospitals and ambulance facilities.
Availability of ambulances will be ensured at the district as well as block level for Covid patients. The ambulance facility will be completely free for patients. Apart from ambulances under 108 and 104, district collectors will also be able to hire private ambulances if required.