Bhopal: In a bid to address the bed crunch in hospitals amid rising Covid-19 cases, the West Central Railways has deployed 20 isolation coaches at Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal station, which will become operational from Sunday.
“Around 20 Covid Care Coaches have been arranged in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, by the Indian Railways, which will have 320 beds. These coaches will start functioning fully from April 25,” Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="hi" dir="ltr">भोपाल, मध्य प्रदेश में भारतीय रेल द्वारा, 20 कोविड केयर कोचेस की व्यवस्था की गयी है, जिसमें 320 बेड होंगे। ये कोचेस 25 अप्रैल से पूरी तरह कार्य करना आरंभ कर देंगे। <a href="https://news.abplive.com/news/india/centre-to-waive-off-customs-duty-on-coronavirus-vaccines-oxygen-related-equipment-for-3-months-1454508">pic.twitter.com/8XwO8OTfQl</a></p>— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) <a href="https://news.abplive.com/news/india/will-hang-anyone-blocking-oxygen-supply-delhi-hc-on-oxygen-shortage-in-the-country-1454491">April 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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These coaches have been deployed at platform number six of the Bhopal railway station.
An official, however, said the coronavirus patients needing oxygen support cannot be admitted here as the oxygen support system is not installed in these isolation coaches.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan informed the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will assist the state government in the construction of 1,000 temporary beds at Bina amid surge in the novel coronavirus cases.
“Today had a discussion with Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over the phone. The DRDO will fully assist the state government in the construction of a 1,000 temporary bed at Bina. The supply of oxygen for this hospital has been ensured by the Bina Refinery,” he tweeted in Hindi.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="hi" dir="ltr">आज केंद्रीय रक्षा मंत्री श्री <a >@rajnathsingh</a> जी फोन पर चर्चा की। बीना में बन रहे 1,000 बिस्तर के अस्थायी अस्पताल के निर्माण में DRDO मध्यप्रदेश शासन की पूरी मदद करेगा। इस अस्पताल के लिए ऑक्सीजन की सप्लाई बीना रिफायनरी द्वारा सुनिश्चित की गई है।</p>— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) <a >April 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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This comes as Madhya Pradesh’s Covid tally now stands at over 4,50,000 with the state recording over 13,500 fresh cases on Friday.