With spurt in cases of coronavirus in Kolhan, State’s health department has decided to come up with a 200-bedded COVID-19 wing at MGM Medical College and Hospital. The wing will be set up at its new building.
Health and Disaster Management Minister Banna Gupta, who presided over a meeting with the officials of the Health Department of Kolhan, said that at present all the patients are being admitted at TMH, however, with patients increasing continuously, they have decided to come up with the new facility.
The new building of MGM would be separated and developed as a COVID Hospital with a new boundary wall so that additional number of patients can be treated.
Meanwhile, Tata Steel has made arrangements for 507 Isolation beds and 77 critical care beds with invasive and non-invasive ventilators is in the process of being set-up at TMH, Jamshedpur. A total of 130 Isolation bed facility is already operational at TMH.
Gupta has also instructed the Civil Surgeons and Deputy Commissioners of the three districts of Kolhan to ensure that the patients found in the district are treated in the same district, as well as to arrange for better treatment and food.
Gupta said that there has been some incident in which positive patients have been found roaming, this is a serious matter.
He directed the Deputy Commissioner to issue instructions to the local police to fix security arrangements in each of the Quarantine centers.
The minister has requested the common people that whatever cases are coming up, in most of the cases there are travel history, so do not be afraid, be cautious and follow the advisory prescribed by the government.
Health Minister also launched three hearses (Moksh Vahan). Talking to the reporters after the inauguration, he said that there were frequent complaints that private ambulances used to demand money to carry the body, along with occasional complaints of beating and abuse.
In the first phase three vehicles have been introduced. People living Below Poverty Line (BPL) can avail this facility free of cost. While for normal people 10 km will cost 500 rupees. All three vehicles have started functioning.