GUWAHATI, Aug 9 - Assam today got its first paid and fully vegetarian COVID care centre at Hotel Rituraj here. At this centre, the health department has deployed medical staff on round the clock basis and a COVID patient has to pay an amount as food and room charges on per day basis.
The centre has a capacity to accommodate around 120 persons at a time and the facility is available only for the asymptomatic COVID-positive patients. Director of Health Services Dr Rathindra Bhuyan inaugurated the centre today.
Talking to�The Assam Tribune, Dr Bhuyan said the department has arranged all COVID-related health facilities at the centre along with round the clock ambulance service to shift patients developing complications to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital or Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital.�
This centre will be a choice for asymptomatic COVID-positive patients of the city to avail the medical facilities. According to a source, in Assam, 5 to 10 per cent COVID-positive patients were found to be vegetarians.�
Basant Surana, the owner of the hotel, stated that although there will be a common menu for all patients at the centre, one can order additional items by making an additional payment. Moreover, to minimise contact with patients, the hotel management has introduced an online system for making payments.
During the inaugural ceremony, Kamrup Chamber of Commerce president Mahavir Jain expressed his gratitude to Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Pijush Hazarika and Dr Rathindra Bhuyan for opening the centre.
