Sometimes, most staff and lab technicians of such hospitals are engaged in Covid duties, and cannot pay enough attention to non-Covid patients. The 108 services are also mostly catering to transportation of Covid patients, leaving other patietns, including pregnant women, without any transportation. In addition to this, these hospitals are also getting many patients, and due to the crowding, some women have tested positive for Covid-19 after deliveries. District Immunization Officer Dr B Shiva Shankar said Covid cases were now decreasing, and the government had decided to provide vaccines to pregnant women.
