The Telangana government’s statement that capped prices of Covid-19 treatment in private hospitals do not apply to patients who have insurance cover is really shocking. Have middle-class citizens committed a sin by taking insurance policies? It is an undisputed fact that the taxpayers contribute to the growth of a state\nation, but successive governments have just chosen to ignore them. The present situation is so scary that even insured people deserve to be considered by the government for coronavirus treatment in private hospitals. Is it not the basic duty of a government to help people during a national health emergency? In