Amid the untrammeled rates of Covid-19 in the country, the Gujarat High Court took up an online PIL on Tuesday which was in regard to the prevailing Covid situation in the state.
The Gujarat HC, on Thursday, directs the state government to attend to all patients reaching the hospitals. In case there’s a shortage of beds, hospitals must provide preliminary treatments to the patients.
In addition to this, a bench of judges comprising of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Bhargav Karia directed the state to look into the alternatives for manufacturing medical oxygen in order to save the lives of people.
The bench also bestowed its attention on the fact that government-run and Covid-19 designated hospitals are only attending to the patients reaching by the EMRI (Emergency Management and Research Institute)-run ambulances and turning a blind eye to the ones brought by private vehicles.
“The state government and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation were aware that there’s a shortage of 108 ambulances and if that was so, then what justification can there be if patients reach the hospitals in their privately arranged hospitals,” said the HC.
Furthermore, it accordingly directs that all patients reaching the hospitals by ambulances or any privately arranged vehicles must be carefully attended to.
The Gujarat HC added that admission of the patients in a hospital leans on the availability of beds but preliminary treatment must be taken into account in such cases. After that, any further course of action will be suggested.
Mentioning that the Gujarat government has already placed a request for the availability of medical oxygen, the HC said, “The PSA plants which are not functional to be made functional at the earliest. As much as possible, oxygen should be made available within the state in addition to the central allocation so that there’s no shortfall of oxygen”.
Well, Gujarat reported 14,120 new cases on Wednesday. While 174 people have succumbed to the contagious virus.
