Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government did not have anything to be hidden in connection with death because Covid-19, Minister of Health Veena George even said as the opposition congress accused that they were caused by complications related to pandemics were not included.
A new transparent and decentralized online system has been carried out to report death due to viruses, George told reporters on Thursday, the day after the Supreme Court directing the National Disaster Management Authority to issue guidelines in six weeks for ex-Gratia compensation for families from those who died Because Covid.
There is a new transparent online system to report pandemic deaths.
When a Covid patient dies, the doctor concerned or the hospital supervisor must report this problem within 24 hours.
This information was then updated into the system, the minister told reporters here.
Kerala is a situation where 100 percent of birth and death are reported.
Instead of deciding where death is categorized as because of Covid or not, he said.
Is the death because of covid or not, only the doctor in question can decide based on the ICMR guidelines and whom, the Minister said.
“The state government does not hide anything on this problem and previously also based on the ICMR and who Covid’s death guidelines were reported,” Minister said when asked about accusations of opposition that the government did not consider death due to post-covid complications as death from disease.
There has been no irregularities in the government about this problem and if there is an isolated incident, it will be examined, he said.
The government will do all efforts to ensure that the family of Covid patients who died get all the help.
Opposition leader in the state assembly V D Sathheeshan said all deaths because Covid’s related complications must be considered because of a pandemic.
The problem has been raised in the assembly also by the opposition, which has accused of being made to cover Covid death in the state to project the model of Kerala Coronavirus.
Slamming the government, KPCC K Sudhakan President said the state must re-examine all deaths due to post-covid disease.
In accordance with government numbers, 13,235 people have lost their lives on the virus, while at least 25,000 may have perished, he claims.
The APEX court also ordered steps to simplify the guidelines and corrections “official death / document certificates stating the exact cause of death, namely death because of Covid-19” to enable dependents to benefit from the welfare scheme “.