From Our Correspondent
GUWAHATI: Amidst the steps taken by the Assam government, the Assam Medical College Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh has now been converted to a treatment centre for coronavirus-affected patients.
Addressing the media in Dibrugarh on Saturday, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that AMCH in Dibrugarh has been converted to an exclusive treatment centre for COVID-19-affected patients effective from Sunday while all the existing patients in the hospital, barring those in cardiology and gynaecology departments, will be shifted to 27 private nursing homes in Dibrugarh.
Sarma also signed an agreement with the authorities of the private nursing homes on Saturday in this regard.
The cost of treatment of the patients at private nursing homes will be borne by the government under Atal Amrit Scheme.
Meanwhile, the journalists attending the media briefing on Saturday were also asked to maintain social distance through an orderly sitting arrangement at Deputy Commissioner’s office.