Assam govt. signs MoU with private hospital to battle coronavirus pandemic

GUWAHATI: Health Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Assam government has signed a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) with 34 private hospitals in the state to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

This agreement is on for two months now, he said during a press conference.

Some of the hospitals with which this agreement has been signed re Marwari hospital, Nemcare hospital, Agile hospital, Excel care and many others.

It is important to note that, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced nationwide three weeks lockdown starting from Tuesday midnight. All States and Union Territories will come under its purview.

Stating that “the next 21 days will be very crucial for India”, the Prime Minister added in a live telecast on Tuesday night, “We are taking all steps to ensure continuous supply of essential commodities. In view of the current situation, the nationwide complete lockdown will be in place for 21 days — three weeks. Today India is at the stage where our actions today will decide that to what extent we can bring down the impact of this disaster. This is the time to strengthen our resolve again and again.

He said this is an essential step to fight coronavirus decisively. He added that saving lives is priority as of now.

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