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No patient should be denied treatment over COVID-19 scare: Odisha govt

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ODISHA : Amid reports that patients were being denied treatment in some non-COVID hospitals of Odisha over fears of virus transmission, the state on Monday issued an order, asking all healthcare facilities to ensure necessary medical services are provided to those in need.The health department directive also stated that emergency procedure should not be delayed or deferred over COVID-19 scare."No patient shall be denied healthcare service and no life-threatening emergency procedure or treatment shall be deferred on grounds of suspicion of COVID-19 infection."It is our duty to provide immediate and proper treatment to all patients during the pandemic," the department said in its directive.Over 100 novel coronavirus cases were recently.

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