Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Central Coalfields Limited(CCL), Gopal Singh, appreciated the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a complete 21-day lockdown in the Country for arresting Corona virus pandemic. He also thanked the Minister of Coal. Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi for donating one month salary to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund to strengthen the fight against Covid -19.
The CMD said that one should not be unnecessarily panicked as Covid-19 is recoverable but take all preventive measure and go for treatment if feeling symptoms.
He further said that one should maintain social distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing as they spray small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain virus. Singh also advised everyone to follow advisories of the Government to protect oneself against Covid-19. CCL has also set up help line (0651- 2365999/2365998) for CCL family as well as stakeholders to educate them about the deadly Corona virus.
The WHO has declared Covid -19 to be a pandemic. The symptoms of Covid-19 appear within two to 14 days after exposure and included fever, cough, a running nose and difficulty in breathing. The guideline from the Union Ministry for early recognition of Covid-19 patients are those who came in with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection(SARI) who also have a history of foreign travel or close contact with another Covid-19 patients.
CCL took various appropriate measures in the field of medical facilities for combating the Corona virus pandemic and dealing with emergencies arising out of Covid-19. Altogether 38 Quarantine Bed has been created at four central hospitals- Gandhinagar Hospital, Ranchi(10), Ramgarh Hospital(10), Dakra Hospital (08) and Dhori Hospital (10). One-bed Intensive Care Unit has been created at Gandhingar Central Hospital with ventilator support for Corona positive case if any. CCL is committed to fulfill energy aspirations of the Nation as well as meeting any emergency in case if worsening of Corona epidemic in Jharkhand.
The existing bed strengths ( 510) of four central hospitals and one Regional Hospital, Kargali (50) will be converted into altogether 140 Corona isolation beds including Regional Hospital if required in future.
CCL is to place order for procurement of medical items of about Rs 80 lakhs to combat Corona epidemic as per norms. Also necessary drugs of about Rs 8 lakhs are in process to purchase from Pradhanmantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra on urgent basis.
Supply order for four ventilator has been placed and efforts are on to expedite early delivery from Chandigarh. One transport ventilator for Gandhinagar Hospital is being procured on emergent basis from a local market. A dedicated ambulance for Corona suspected patients in all four central hospitals to carry patients for specific blood test for Corona infection at Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS), Ranchi has been earmarked. CCL is also discouraging its employees to avoid hospitals unless there is emergency.
Doctors and paramedics deputed for Corona ward and epidemic control programme is being imparted in-house training for infection prevention and control practices. Anesthetists and CCU doctors are being sent to RIMS, Ranchi for ventilator training.The company is also distributing sanitisers, face masks, hand gloves, hand wash and others among health care workers. Sanitization of the all hospitals and nearby colonies is being done with one per cent sodium hypochlorite.
Hoardings for public awareness have been displayed in Ranchi and command areas to educate people about the Corona virus and preventive measures to be adopted to beat the virus.