Pregnant women can now be admitted in hospitals and given medical care without waiting for the mandatory Covid report, said the Lucknow District Magistrate Roshan Jacob.

The order from the district magistrate came after reports that pregnant women were being made to wait outside hospitals and on stretchers and in ambulances in the absence of the Covid report.

The district magistrate’s order now says that a reserve area for pregnant women needs to be created in all hospitals and patients need to be attended immediately.

‘Pregnant women can be admitted to the hospital first and then follow Covid-19 protocol. After testing, the hospital can carry out the necessary medical aid.’