Recurrent Cost of Transferring COVID-19 Patients Using an Ambulance: A Case Study from Sri Lanka

Abstract

As per the infectious nature of COVID-19, a safe mode of transport for infected patients to and from the quarantine centers to their residence is required. In the Sri Lankan context, a government funded Ambulances are used to ferry such patients. As such, this case study aims to calculate the average transport cost for Covid patient transport in Sri Lanka.