Don’t spread rumours on COVID-19: DC East Jaintia Hills

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 29, 2020

The Deputy Commissioner, East Jaintia Hills District informs the general public that it has come to the notice of the Health and Family Welfare Department that numbers are being circulated that some healthcare institutions are exaggerating COVID-19 numbers in order to receive financial assistance. He said that this allegation is absolutely false and baseless.

Further, he said that it is the responsibility of the state to ensure that the diagnosis of COVID-19 is accurately made to contain the spread of the virus. He also informed that the state has one of the lowest COVID-19 cases per million populations across India and this has been achieved by trying to test all those who are susceptible to Covid-19. In that direction, one important category is to test those vulnerable to COVID-19 coming to hospitals also. More than ninety percent of COVID-19 patients are treated only in Government Hospitals or facilities.

As such, any allegation that hospitals and healthcare centres are receiving financial help for declaring a patient as COVID-19 positive is absolutely without any basis. Therefore, citizens are requested to discourage and disengage in spreading such rumours.