20.32 lakh tests, 7.08 lakh hospital admissions related to COVID-19 authorised under govt scheme: Health Minister informs Parliament
NEW DELHI: As of July 25, 20.32 lakh tests and 7.08 lakh hospital admissions related to Covid-19 were authorised under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
Public health being a state subject, the response to the Covid-19 pandemic is primarily directed by the state governments, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
The National Health Authority (NHA) has been providing the necessary support to the states and Union territories for ensuring free Covid-19 testing and treatment to all eligible beneficiaries under AB-PMJAY.
When the pandemic broke out, the existing packages were used for providing treatment, Pawar said.
Later, special packages for treatment and testing of Covid-19 were introduced, she added.
Many states decided to make Covid testing and treatment free for all residents. While some used the AB-PMJAY ecosystem, including the NHA's IT platform, others made it free.
Therefore, Covid-19 treatment has been covered in both general packages and packages specific to the disease under AB-PMJAY.
"As on 25th July 2021, 20.32 lakh Covid related testing and 7.08 lakh Covid related hospital admissions have been authorised under the scheme," Pawar said.
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