Second Covid-19 wave: India Inc steps in as govt falters on health care

Adani converts school into hospital, Shriram to pick up vaccination tab of all customers

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Coronavirus | India Inc | Adani Group

Dev Chatterjee  |  Mumbai 

With India reporting a massive surge in Covid patients, domestic companies are coming forward with several innovative initiatives to help citizens who are unable to get hospital beds, oxygen, ventilators and vaccines. On Friday, the Adani Foundation said its Adani Vidya Mandir school campus in Ahmedabad will be converted into a supportive care facility for Covid patients.

The unit aims to lighten the load on the city’s government and private health infrastructure and will take care of those isolated from their families. This isolation facility will also protect other family ...

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First Published: Fri, April 30 2021. 17:03 IST
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