Rajasthan Health Dept to set up separate OPDs for COVID-19, Swine Flu patients
Jaipur: Amid rising seasonal diseases in the cold weather, the Rajasthan health department has issued new guidelines to ensure separate outpatient (OPD) and inpatient (IPD) arrangements for patients infected with Covid, swine flu, and influenza.
In addition to this, instructions have been given to get genome sequencing of their samples done in cases of Covid.
According to the PTI report, the letter issued by Dr Ravi Prakash Mathur, director, health department, to the chief medical and health officer, medical college principal, hospital superintendent and chief medical officers said that 921 cases of swine flu and Covid were reported in Rajasthan from January 2024 to March.
These cases were more in the winter season. In view of this, everyone has been asked to remain alert and treat the patients with symptoms as per the protocol.
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The director has advised the superintendents of all government hospitals to make separate OPD and IPD arrangements for suspected patients of swine flu and Covid.
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