HC order on writ petition filed for ensuring treatment for all tomorrow
The High Court will deliver its order tomorrow on a writ petition filed seeking its directives on the government to ensure that no government or private hospital refuses treatment to any patient -- infected with Covid-19 or not -- across the country.
The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim fixed the date for passing the directive after concluding hearing on the writ petition today through a virtual system.
Four Supreme Court lawyers -- AM Jamiul Hoque, MD Nazmul Huda, Md Mehdi Hassan and AKM Ehsanur Rahman -- collectively submitted the writ petition as a public interest litigation to the HC recently, seeking the court's directives upon the authorities concerned of the government to take necessary measures so that all patients get services at the hospital.
In the petition, they urged the HC to ask the authorities to ensure the enforcement of the directives issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on May 11 so that no Covid-19 patients are denied treatment at any hospital.
The petitioners said it has been noticed from different media reports that certain private hospitals and clinics have refused to treat patients without Covid-19 test results.
Citing the DGHD directives, the lawyers said all hospitals must have separate arrangements for treating suspected Covid-19 patients and private hospitals and clinics cannot refuse treatment to patients, Covid-19 or otherwise, if they have the requisite facilities/equipment.
The petitioners themselves placed arguments on the petition while Additional Attorney General Murad Reza and Deputy Attorney General Amit Talukder represented the state during the hearing today
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