2 more Covid hospitals to open today in Haryana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 15

To increase the arrangements to control the coronavirus pandemic, 500-bed each temporary Covid hospitals have been set up by the Haryana Government in Panipat and Hisar. Besides, two more hospitals (100-bed Field Hospital and 300-bed Covid Care Centre) have been built in Gurugram.

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For the first time in more than three weeks, Haryana on Saturday recorded less the 10,000 cases of infection. The last time the state saw less than 10,000 new infections was on April 22 when 9,742 cases were reported.

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The district recorded 158 new cases of Covid on Saturday. As many as 21 among them were students belonging to Chandawas, Ahrod, Uncha, Gangachay Ahir, Bhudpur, Meerpur villages and various localities of Rewari city. TNS

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9,676 fresh cases

Positivity rate 15.76%

Active cases 95,946

144 deaths in 24 hours

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will inaugurate these hospitals tomorrow. The temporary Covid hospital established in Bal Jatan village near the refinery in Panipat has been named Guru Tegh Bahadur Sanjivani Covid Hospital.

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij will also be present at the inauguration of the hospital. Twentyfive doctors and 150 para-medical staff have been appointed for the functioning of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sanjivani Hospital.

Since the hospital built near the refinery in Panipat is far away from the city, a police outpost has been set up near it. Roads have been built to connect the hospital blocks. Apart from the ambulance of the Health Department in the hospital, five mini- bus ambulances of the Haryana Roadways and two ambulances from the refinery will also support the movement of patients to the Covid hospital. Five ambulances from the Police Department will give their support for this hospital as well.

The hospital in Hisar is named after former Deputy Prime Minister, Chaudhary Devi Lal Sanjivani Hospital. The supply of oxygen in this hospital will be as per the flow of 7.1 liters per bed per minute, which will be supplied from the oxygen plant of Jindal Steel Industries. A supply of 8 MT of oxygen has been arranged per day. The hospital set up at Jindal Modern School in Hisar is divided into four blocks. Oxygen points have been added to all beds. Apart from doctors and paramedical staff, medical interns have also been hired here. Five ambulances have been deployed in the hospital.

The 100-bed Covid Field Hospital at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurugram has been set up by Vedanta. It has 20 ICUs and 80 oxygen beds. Vedanta will provide all necessary medical equipment for the treatment of the patients.

Also, a 300-bed Covid Care Centre has been set up in Sector 67 of Gurugram in collaboration with M3M, CII Air Force and Doctors for You, an NGO.

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