BIMS to get additional 800 PPE kits

Shreyas HS | TNN | Apr 8, 2020, 04:57 IST

Belagavi: The Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) will receive an additional 800 PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) in a day’s time.
BIMS director Dr Vinay B Dastikop said the institution currently has 473 protective gears which is sufficient to deal with the current situation. “Our worry is about the usage of kits by staff working in other departments apart from Covid-19. Many others are also pressing for the usage to keep them safe,” he said.
The BIMS hospital has 15 staff on active Covid-19 management, like testing of patients, monitoring health condition, treatment and others. These staff include doctors and nurses. There are other staff for allied works like security personnel. Their total strength is not known.
While the active staff get protective gears as per the protocol, the others are provided HIV PPE. This method is opted to judiciously use the resources to save them if there is large-scale outbreak in the district. Dr Vinay said there is not much difference between the Covid PPE and HIV PPE.
Dedicate Covid-19 wards have been set up in the city’s civic hospital, which comes under BIMS, and also inside the BIMS premises. The seven Covid-19 patients reported so far in the district have been quarantined at the hospital.