Bharmour, Tissa hospitals to have oxygen facility

Our Correspondent

Chamba, April 26

Ten-bedded Bharmour ayurvedic hospital and 30-bedded Tissa Civil Hospital will have oxygen facility and the Health Department is also increasing the number of oxygen beds in Salooni.

Deputy Speaker Dr Hans Raj said this while reviewing the Covid situation in Chamba district here today. He said the situation was under control and medicines and vaccines were available.

To promote vaccination, panchayati raj institutions and urban bodies should ensure the maximum registration of people through the help desk, adding that teachers would also be involved. The Deputy Commissioner had issued orders to officials of educational institutions.

Dr Hans Raj asked the officials to run the general OPD smoothly in Chamba hospital so that people did not face any inconvenience.

He said the oxygen plant at the local Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College (PJNGMC) would be made functional soon.

He maintained that the uninterrupted supply of oxygen was available in the dedicated Covid hospital, health centres and Covid care centres. He instructed block medical officers that senior medical officers should contact people daily, who were in home isolation.

He also directed to ensure the deployment of Home Guard personnel to assist the police for home isolation.

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Caption: Deputy Speaker Dr Hans Raj addresses Covid-19 review meeting at Chamba on Monday.