Amid Unprecedented Covid Surge, Kerala Scrambles To Ramp Up Oxygen Beds

Amid the surge, the Covid war rooms in every district have been buzzing with activity.

As Kerala reported over 30,000 coronavirus cases for the first time, the state government is facing the challenge to ramp up the availability of critical care beds on war footing. The state's positivity rate today crossed an all-time high of 23 per cent. Amid the surge, the Covid war rooms in every district have been buzzing with activity. "Currently, my task is to call every medical officer of the frontline centres. I will get updates on how many beds are available. I will share this with other team members, who will log in the updates immediately. So, they can shift patients within 5 minutes after the need arises," says Sabari, a volunteer.