Prayagraj: Visitors to Magh Mela would be able to seek treatment at two 20-bed hospitals that the health department plans to set up on the venue of the fair when it is organised in January next year.
The department would also set up five medical units for visitors. Chief medical officer (Prayagraj) Dr Prabhakar Rai said that the health department has chalked out an elaborate plan for medical facilities that would be available for devotees coming to the Magh Mela. “The department will set up two 20-bed hospitals in Jhunsi and Quila Ghat road. Apart from these, there would be a medical unit set up in each of the five sectors of the Mela ground.” The health department has also planned to set up a Covid static booth in every sector for conducting tests. “If any visitor tests positive for novel coronavirus, he/she would be immediately shifted to a Covid hospital in the city. An adequate number of medical and paramedical staff would be assigned duties for the Magh Mela,” the CMO added.