Madhya Pradesh Government has made covid19 test free for everyone.
A cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday decided this and for ensuring sufficient numbers of free tests, the meeting decided to increase the numbers of fever clinics in the state.
It was also decided in the meeting that numbers of Oxygen beds will be increased with additional 3700 beds in the state. With this, the numbers of oxygen beds will be 11700.
The ICU beds will also be increased by 700 in the state hospitals designated for covid19 treatment. Jabalpur and gwalior districts will receive maximum numbers of these increased beds.
The cabinet meet also decided to run an awareness campaign over covid19 virus in the state. The state government has claimed that 30,000 general beds are available in the state and with the increase in their numbers, the treatment facility will be aided.
The numbers of corona patients have already crossed 56,000 mark in the state. Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior and Jabalpur are among the worst affected cities in the state. On Monday Indore had reported 297 fresh cases and the numbers of new cases was 187 in Bhopal. Close to 1600 have died in the central Indian state so far.