CENTRAL PANEL RECOMMENDS FIXING PVT HOSPITAL RATES

NEW DELHI: A committee formed by Union home minister Amit Shah has recommended slashing the fees Delhi’s private hospitals charge Covid-19 patients significantly, a government spokesperson said on Friday.

The panel recommended to all hospitals a price range of ₹8,000-10,000 a day for an isolation bed, ₹13,000-15,000 a day for a bed at an ICU, and ₹15,000-18,000 a day for an ICU bed with ventilator, according to a home ministry spokesperson. At present, the fee for an isolation bed is ₹24,000-25,000 a day. For an ICU bed, it is ₹34,000-43,000 a day.