Himachal CM dedicates 250-bed makeshift Covid hospital at Paraur in Kangra

SHIMLA: Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur dedicated the Makeshift Hospital at Paraur in Palampur Sub Division of Kangra district virtually from Shimla on Monday for Covid-19 patients. In the first phase, the hospital would have a capacity of 250 beds.
Jai Ram Thakur said that all beds in this makeshift hospital were equipped with oxygen supply to ensure better treatment to the Covid patients. He said that volunteers of Radha Soami Satsang Beas would provide food to the patients and their attendants free of cost.
The CM said that the state government has laid special emphasis on capacity building in health infrastructure to facilitate the patients. He said that it was due to the efforts of the state government the Central government has enhanced the oxygen quota of the state from 15 MT to 30 MT.
He said that now the government has requested the Centre to increase the same by 10MT for which the Centre has agreed in principle. He said that the state government has also increased the number of D-Type cylinders from 2500 to about 6300 thereby enhancing the storage capacity of oxygen by 25MT. He said that not only this, the bed capacity has also been increased from 1200 to about 5000.
He said that the main focus of the State Government was to ensure timely detection of Covid-19 patients so that they could be provided timely treatment. He said that State Government was also ensuring that patients get proper and timely treatment in Covid hospitals and Covid care centres.
He said that during last few days the recovery rate has gone upto 83 percent which was the matter of satisfaction. He said that the Government would also ensure the patients in home isolation were regularly contacted so that their health parameters could be monitored and treatment could be provided accordingly.
Jai Ram Thakur said that to ensure the speedy recovery of Covid patients the State Government was also providing home isolation kits to them. He said that the elected representatives must ensure that these kits were made available to the Covid patients at the earliest. He also thanked the Central Government for providing all possible help to the State in fighting this pandemic.