AHMEDABAD: The state authorities on Monday advised the Gujarat high court which the huge community of primary health centers (PHCs) and community health centers (CHCs) in rural regions aren’t equipped to deal with Covid-19 patients having respiratory difficulties however demonstrated great as sample collection centers for RT-PCR evaluations. On May 17, the large court voiced concerns regarding the quick spread of Covid in metropolitan locations and sought to learn if PHCs and CHCs are equipped to take care of the crisis. In reply, the state authorities stated,”. . .facilities for treating patient with respiratory difficulties because of Covid, demanding oxygen, ventilators and innovative ICU, together with trained anaesthetists, doctors, aren’t supplied in SCs (sub-centres), PHCs and CHCs, since these institutions offer the long-term goodwill in medical providers such as treatment of non-Covid disorders plus they simply offer treatment to moderate symptomatic or asymptomatic Covid patients around OPD foundation” The government has claimed that there are sufficient number of physicians and trained nursing personnel in government committed hospitals to fight the pandemic and function Covid patients. The HC had requested the state government to provide particulars about RT-PCR testing centers present in rural locations. The facts concerning these centers in taluka areas are provided to the courtroom. The state authorities said the PHCs and CHCs are serving nicely as sample collection centers for RT-PCR evaluations and for Quick Antigen Tests in metropolitan locations. Out of complete 1,477 PHCs, as numerous as 1,452 centers are RT-PCR set centers. Out of complete 345 CHCs, 336 centers be the collection centers.
Rural Centers do Not have oxygen Amenities: Gujarat govt
