Kochi: Despite opposition protests alleging under-reporting of Covid-19 deaths in Kerala, the state government on Friday decided to add 7,000 more victims of the pandemic to its official death list.
state health minister Veena George Said that 7,000 more deaths, which happened before hospitals started uploading data of such deaths online, would be added to the Covid death list in the state.
Hospitals started uploading COVID-19 deaths online in June this year.
He told reporters here that these are deaths which have not been documented and have not been included in the official death list.
When the matter came up in the assembly today, the minister dismissed the opposition’s allegation that the families of a large number of Covid victims in the state were being denied the compensation given by the government. Supreme court and said that no deserving family in the southern state would be excluded from financial assistance.
George said that Kerala is the first in the country to set up the COVID Death Assessment Committees as per the revised guidelines of the Centre, and expedite the process of providing Covid Death Certificates to the family members of the victims without any hassle.
Responding to a notice seeking an adjournment motion led by the opposition Congress, he said a new scheme to help the family members of those not included in the pandemic list to register their names through online Information portal was also developed. UDF Member
He said that those who are facing any difficulty in applying digitally can also register at their nearest Primary Health Center.
“The concerns of the registered families will be addressed within the next 30 days,” George said.
The death of any person within 30 days of being admitted as a COVID patient in the hospital would be treated as a COVID death, he said, adding that the first order to allot Rs 50,000 as financial assistance to the close relatives of such people. has just been issued. State Disaster Relief Fund.
The minister said, “The state government has acted very swiftly to implement the instructions as per the new guidelines of the Centre. We are moving ahead with a clear, concrete and time bound plan to ensure assistance to all the applicants. ”
NS LDF The minister said that the government has a strong policy that no deserving family should be denied compensation.
However, the opposition leader VD Satisan It alleged that the southern state was facing a dire situation that thousands of Covid victims were being denied eligible financial assistance.
He said the government was reluctant to release the death toll before June 16, adding that it had also violated the ICMR guideline that the death toll of people suffering from deadly diseases like cancer and who died due to coronavirus infection were classified as Covid. should be considered death.
The state had not yet announced any financial assistance other than the Rs 50,000 compensation ordered by the Supreme Court.
PC Vishnunath (Congress), who sought notice for the motion, alleged that 60 per cent of the total Covid deaths in India occurred in Kerala.
However, the speaker MB Rajesh On the basis of the reply of the Minister refused permission for the proposal.
state health minister Veena George Said that 7,000 more deaths, which happened before hospitals started uploading data of such deaths online, would be added to the Covid death list in the state.
Hospitals started uploading COVID-19 deaths online in June this year.
He told reporters here that these are deaths which have not been documented and have not been included in the official death list.
When the matter came up in the assembly today, the minister dismissed the opposition’s allegation that the families of a large number of Covid victims in the state were being denied the compensation given by the government. Supreme court and said that no deserving family in the southern state would be excluded from financial assistance.
George said that Kerala is the first in the country to set up the COVID Death Assessment Committees as per the revised guidelines of the Centre, and expedite the process of providing Covid Death Certificates to the family members of the victims without any hassle.
Responding to a notice seeking an adjournment motion led by the opposition Congress, he said a new scheme to help the family members of those not included in the pandemic list to register their names through online Information portal was also developed. UDF Member
He said that those who are facing any difficulty in applying digitally can also register at their nearest Primary Health Center.
“The concerns of the registered families will be addressed within the next 30 days,” George said.
The death of any person within 30 days of being admitted as a COVID patient in the hospital would be treated as a COVID death, he said, adding that the first order to allot Rs 50,000 as financial assistance to the close relatives of such people. has just been issued. State Disaster Relief Fund.
The minister said, “The state government has acted very swiftly to implement the instructions as per the new guidelines of the Centre. We are moving ahead with a clear, concrete and time bound plan to ensure assistance to all the applicants. ”
NS LDF The minister said that the government has a strong policy that no deserving family should be denied compensation.
However, the opposition leader VD Satisan It alleged that the southern state was facing a dire situation that thousands of Covid victims were being denied eligible financial assistance.
He said the government was reluctant to release the death toll before June 16, adding that it had also violated the ICMR guideline that the death toll of people suffering from deadly diseases like cancer and who died due to coronavirus infection were classified as Covid. should be considered death.
The state had not yet announced any financial assistance other than the Rs 50,000 compensation ordered by the Supreme Court.
PC Vishnunath (Congress), who sought notice for the motion, alleged that 60 per cent of the total Covid deaths in India occurred in Kerala.
However, the speaker MB Rajesh On the basis of the reply of the Minister refused permission for the proposal.
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