Hosps tie up with hotels for mild Covid cases

Hyderabad: Hospitals in the city have tied up with hotels in order to reduce the Covid-19 patient load, especially those asymptomatic and with mild symptoms needing isolation.
Close to 800 beds have been identified in hotels by various hospitals to facilitate isolation facilities for patients reaching out to them. The move, hospitals authorities said, is intended to help them offload some of their burden and keep beds within their facilities available for critical patients.
“We have per day packages that vary from Rs 3,000-Rs 5,000 in which accommodation as well three meals are included. One full floor of the hotel has been allocated for the isolation facility, which is only open for Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms,” said Rizwan Ahmed, sales manager, Siesta Hotels, Kondapur.
In most hotels, direct check-ins are not allowed for patients seeking isolation. Hospitals will direct patients to the tied-up hotels following thorough probes.
Meanwhile, the hospitality industry has sought priority on vaccinations for its staff from the state government.