HC questions Govt on ICU beds, oxygen
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 11 2021:
The High Court of Manipur has asked the Government to inform the steps being taken up for maintaining sufficient ICU beds and progress of the oxygen plant being installed at Churachandpur and Thoubal.
While hearing a writ petition filed by one Naresh Maimom yesterday, the Court said the Government should also explore the possibility of installing more oxygen plants.
The Court took note that curfew imposed due to COVID-19 in various parts of the State is causing great inconvenience to people in attending to their near and dear ones admitted in hospitals.
"This Court is informed that no facilities are available in some major hospitals, such as RIMS, Imphal, and JNIMS, Porompat, for catering to the nutritional needs of patients and food has to be supplied from elsewhere.
The patients' families must necessarily attend to these needs.
The State Government shall therefore ensure that appropriate measures are taken to facilitate movement of the attendants of patients for supply of essentials, including food, to them" .