The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has formed ten-bed isolation wards, equipped with drugs and life saving equipment, at the Central Hospital, Bhubaneswar and Divisional Hospitals at Khurda Road, Sambalpur and Visakhapatnam for suspected coronavirus cases.
Medical staffs have been advised to be in touch with local health authorities in case of any positive cases reported in any hospital. All medical in-charges have been advised to obtain the guidelines/updates issued on the subjects and take necessary detection, prevention and curative measures as suggested. Besides, control rooms and help lines have been set up at all railway hospitals.
Posters, banners and pamphlets regarding Coronavirus have been prominently displayed for awareness of passengers and general public in local language at railway stations and in trains and are also being distributed to patients visiting hospitals, railway colonies, health units, hospitals and office buildings. Audio and video clips are being played at railway stations to spread awareness. Public announcements are being made at stations.
Health education camps have been conducted in railway settlement to create awareness among railway beneficiaries, while training has been imparted to all healthcare workers regarding the preventive strategies.
These apart, blankets and curtains were being removed from AC coaches as an extra precaution to keep safe and guard against possible spread of any infection.