500-bed Covid hospital opens in Srinagar

Srinagar, June 9

J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated a 500-bed Covid hospital, established by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Khonmoh here on Wednesday.

After creating a makeshift hospital in Jammu, this is the second 500-bed hospital established by the DRDO in the UT in the last 17 days. Housing all the requisite modern facilities, the centrally air-conditioned facility has the capacity for 375 beds with 24-hour oxygen connectivity and 125 ICU beds, out of which 25 are reserved for children.

A 10-bed triage area has also been built in 100 square metres. The facility will fully start its operations once the trial-run is complete. “My deepest gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for providing the necessary assistance and interventions in augmenting healthcare and medical facilities across J&K,” the L-G said. — PTI