PANAJI : The Goa government has made it compulsory for all private hospitals in the state to reserve 20 per cent of their total beds for COVID-19 patients.
The decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday to review the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the coastal state.Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane also attended the meeting.Later, state health services director Dr Jose DSa issued an order which said, "All private hospitals in Goa with ICU facilities must mandatorily reserve 20 per cent of their beds for COVID-19 patients."If any private hospital does not comply with the order, its license to operate could be suspended or cancelled, D'Sa said.Private hospitals have also been asked to.