Odisha To Build Largest COVID-19 Hospital With 1,000 Beds In 15 Days

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Odisha government is setting up the largest hospital in the country with 1,000 beds. The hospital will be ready within 15 days.

With this move, Odisha will become the country’s first state to have a large-scale hospital to exclusively treat COVID-19 patients.

The CSR funding to build the hospital will be from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited and Odisha Mining Corporation, according to a report.

This move is said to follow China where temporary hospitals were set up in a span of days to tackle the virus and treat infected patients. Odisha government, medical colleges, and corporates have signed an agreement to set up the facility.

Odisha government has allowed garages and dhabas along highways to remain open. This move was meant for truckers who deliver essential goods. By doing this, even amid the lockdown, the supply chain would not be affected.

So far, the state has recorded three COVID-19 cases. Two cases are people who traveled recently. But it is doing all the necessary steps for precautions and isn’t taking chances.

At the moment, India has 724 confirmed cases with 17 deaths and 66 recoveries. To tackle the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the whole country would be put under lockdown for 21 days. Shops have been closed except for those that sell essential items.

All rail movements have been stopped. Preventing the spread of the virus, many state governments have shut down colleges, schools, colleges. Restaurants are facing a huge loss in profit as people avoid public places in fear of COVID-19. Travelers arriving at the Indian borders will have their body temperatures checked by the medical staff.

The pandemic broke out in China and has spread to over 160 countries around the world.

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