46% fear contracting secondary infection in government facilities, according to survey conducted by community social media platform LocalCircles New Delhi: Around 57 per cent of respondents expressed concern about exorbitant charges for COVID-19 treatment at private hospitals, while 46 per cent fear of contracting a secondary infection in a government facility, a survey said.
The survey conducted by LocalCircles, a community social media platform, received around 40,000 responses on five questions related to public perception of government and private hospitals for COVID-19 treatment.
It also said that 61 per cent of respondents want the government to fix a price cap or standardise coronavirus treatment related room charges in private