Chhattisgarh government has acquired hospital Raipur Institute of Medical Sciences under the Epidemic Diseases Act for providing treatment facility to Corona virus patients. <br />''<br />''An order issued by Director Health Services said it has become necessary to acquire private hospitals and nursing homes in view of the emerging CoVID-19 infections and to deal with the situation. This is for the first time that a private hospital is being acquired by the state ever since CoVID-19 infection began spreading in many states.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Meanwhile, the Chhattisgarh police has registered cases against 20 persons for violation of lockdown and for hiding their travel history.</span>