PU int'l hostel turns Covid care centre

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 3

A Covid care centre has come up at the Panjab University International Hostel in Sector 25 where patients can get themselves admitted on payment basis.

Earlier, the UT Administration had roped in James Hotel to function as a Covid care centre on payment basis from August 16 with certain conditions. However, the hotel sought to be exempted and the Administration acceded to its request.

Doctors and nurses from Government Multi-Specialty Hospital in Sector 16 (GMSH-16) have been deployed at the new Covid care centre. The hospital will take care of sanitisation and disposal of medical waste generated there. An ambulance will be provided by the Additional Deputy Commissioner, UT.

Charges collected from patients will be deposited in the Covid Care Fund.

A UT spokesperson said, “The facility will be available to doctors of the GMSH-16 and the GMCH-32, who contract infection and are asymptomatic. However, no charges will be taken from them.”

Box: Daily charges

Sharing category Room/bed charges Cost of 3 meals

Single Rs1,500 Rs500

Twin sharing Rs1,000 per bed Rs500 per patient

Triple sharing Rs700 per bed Rs500 per person