In view of the severity of corona virus, the Union Health Ministry has issued a new directive.
All pneumonia patients will have to be tested for corona virus according to the ministry’s directive.
It has also been said that the information of pneumonia patients will have to be given in the National Center of Disease Control (NCDC) or Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP).
The Health Ministry has asked all the hospitals in the country to take special care of social distancing in the campus.
This step taken by the central government will put an end to the questions raised about the investigation of corona patients in the country.
The ministry has said that all hospitals should check whether they have adequate number of ventilators, oxygen, masks, hazmat suits, ICUs etc.
It is also said that there will be only one attendant with every patient. This rule should be strictly followed.
Let us tell you that a person sick with corona virus gets severe stage pneumonia. Because of which his lungs stop working.
The first cases of pneumonia were also reported in Wuhan, China, which were later discovered to be infected with corona.
