Due to the restrictions imposed to contain the spreadof coronavirus, several people are facing problems in havingaccess to general health services.
"Also, there are less chances of normalisation of thesituation in the near future. In this case, the online systemwill prove to be very effective for patients," a governmentofficial said.
The state government will soon launch a website tofacilitate free medical consultation for patients, he said.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday instructedthe state chief secretary to prepare an action plan within aweek for online medical counselling of the ailing persons, sothat the facility can be started soon, he said.
"The proposed website will work like a virtualhospital, through which ambulance facilities will also be madeavailable to patients in case of need," the official said.
The chief minister has asked officials to link bothgovernment and private hospitals to the website.
Doctors from government hospitals will be availablefor consultation for a fixed period of time on the website, hesaid, adding that private doctors can also be part of theservice if they agree to provide free consultation.
The prescribed medicines will be delivered at thepatients' homes, the official said.
The patients will have to upload their medicalhistory, like reports of CT scan, X-ray and others along withprescriptions related to the previous treatment, beforeinteracting with doctors online.
In urgent cases, patients could also be called tohospitals and ambulances will be arranged for them, he said.
Samples of the patients required to be tested willalso be collected from their homes by government and privatelabs registered on the website, and results will be uploadedonline, he said. TKPGK GK