This story is from August 31, 2020

Utilise all available resources to tackle Covid: CM to BHU

Utilise all available resources to tackle Covid: CM to BHU
Varanasi: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath asked Banaras Hindu University to utilise its full resources in order to yield results on Covid-19 front as per its reputation and honour. The university was mired in controversy following two suicides by patients of Covid ward and some other incidents leading to probes in past one month.
The CM during his visit to the BHU, took stock of Covid-19 combat exercises, especially by BHU hospitals with Covid-19 level-3 facility, on Saturday evening.
Yogi asked the university to utilise its complete potential. “State government is ready to extend all help, but BHU should ensure that good results in combating Covid-19 are felt by all,” said Yogi.
He held suicides by the two patients of BHU hospital as worrisome and said that it gave a wrong message.
“I am visiting BHU for the second time to see that the battle against Covid is being fought with full capacity,” said Yogi. The CM had earlier visited BHU on July 26 to review Covid related exercises.
“In comparison to the state Covid fatality, the rate is high in Varanasi,” said Yogi. He asked to increase the number of beds in ICU of BHU hospitals up to 150 and also directed the district administration to carry out ward wise survey and cover 100% urban population.
Yogi said the results of Covid samples should be given within 24 hours of their arrival at laboratories and also asked to enhance Covid sample testing capacity from 4,000 to 4,500 per day.

The BHU authorities were asked to ensure that senior residents visit Covid wards and to keep separate dialysis machines for Covid and non-Covid patients.
The CM also asked for regular checking of private hospitals and initiate stern action in case of detection of overcharging from patients.
Apart from suicides by two patients, the episodes of exchange of bodies, death of a photographer due to alleged medical negligence and some other incidents had kept inviting trouble for BHU hospital authorities.
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