In view of steep spike in Covid-19 cases in western Odisha districts, the State Government has decided to set up a second dedicated Covid hospital at the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences And Research (VIMSAR) at Burla within 10 days.
Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra informed this after reviewing the Covid situation in Sambalpur district on Wednesday.
The new VIMSAR Covid Hospital would have 300 beds, of which 250 would have oxygen facility and 50 would be ICU beds, he told reporters. At present, the VIMSAR has one Covid Hospital with 20 ICU beds.
In view of current situation, the Government has decided to add another 30 beds to it. More beds may be added to the existing 175-bed Covid Hospital. “We are trying to increase the number of beds to 525 at the Covid Hospital at VIMSAR,” Mahapatra said.
He said that amid rise in Covid cases in neighbouring State of Chhattisgarh, the Odisha Government is on alert and fully prepared to face any possible situation here. Medicines, oxygen cylinders, PPE kits are available to treat the patients at the hospitals.