Chamarajanagar DC says district prepared to tackle Covid-19 surge

Mysuru: Chamarajanagar deputy commissioner Dr MR Ravi on Wednesday said the district administration had made all preparations to take care of the spike in Covid-19 cases in the district as 750 beds have been added at the Covid care facilities.
The administration has also put additional beds at medical, engineering and polytechnic colleges, he added.
“Measures have been taken to start Covid care centres in private hospitals. Works on converting the Santhemarahalli Community Care Centre as Covid-19 hospital is under progress,” he said.
“For respectful burial of Covid patients, the district administration had identified two acres of land separately for the purpose in case any community refuses to perform the funerals of their community members. A dedicated team of workers has been constituted to perform the last rites of such patients,” he said.
The district administration has also decided to recruit 40 staff nurses on a six-month contract to address the pandemic and interested youths may utilize the opportunity, said Ravi.
Meanwhile, after a week, Chamarajanagar did not report any fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday.