Post-COVID care centres 'Umang' will be started in all major government hospitals in Haryana, Health Minister Anil Vij said on Friday.
Vij said such centres will be started to ensure complete recovery post COVID-19. These Centres named 'Umang' are being started where the Corona recovered patients will not only be treated but will also be given training by trainers for their physical fitness through Yoga and Pranayam.
Besides this, services of physiotherapists and other physicians will also be available at these Centres, he added. Vij said that due to increasing cases of Coronavirus, patients are facing problems even after recovering from it.
Till now, more than 650000 people have recovered from COVID-19 in the state. The state also has over 60000 active cases.
OVER ONE CRORE VACCINE TO BE PROCURED THROUGH GLOBAL TENDERS
The Health Minister said that one crore COVID-19 vaccination will be procured by the State Government through global tendering. This will ensure enough doses of vaccination to inoculate the citizens of Haryana, he said. About the surge in cases of black fungus, Vij said that due to the spike in such cases, Amphotericin-B used for its treatment will be imported.
At present, there is a shortage of this medicine. The State Government has also appealed to the Centre to provide 12000 Amphotericin-B injections, he added.
The state has reported more than 300 cases of black fungus. A day before, the State Government had decided to float tenders for procuring Amphotericin-B and Tocilizumab.
COMMITTEE TO RE-EXAMINE OVERCHARGING ALLEGATIONS
Vij on Friday directed the authorities concerned to constitute a committee of three senior-level officers to re-examine the allegations of over-charging levied on COVID-19 patients by Paras Hospital in Panchkula.
A few days ago, Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Gian Chand Gupta had given a written complaint to the Home Minister in which he said that the Hospital was accused of overcharging three patients. A committee was constituted at the district level to investigate these allegations, which submitted its report. This investigation report has revealed some irregularities being committed by the Hospital.
Vij said that Director General of Medical Education and Research Department, Dr. Shaleen, Additional Director General of Health Department, Dr. VK Bansal and a Senior Accounts Officer of Accounts Department will be in the Committee to conduct further investigation in this regard. This Committee will seriously examine all the facts and submit the report within a week, he added.