Bhubaneswar: The state government on April 21 directed the private hospitals to reserve 50 percent beds for COVID-19 patients.
Keeping this in view, the private hospitals having facility for 30 beds or more and registered under Odisha Clinical Establishment (Control & Regulation) Act 1990 are directed to ensure provision of minimum of 50% of available General beds and 50% of ICU/HDU beds for treatment of Covid patients and to follow the guidelines stipulated in earlier letters /instructions/Notifications /Resolutions issued by the government, the letter stated.