GRH earmarks 50 beds to treat positive paediatric patients

It has been done anticipating a rise of COVID-19 cases among children

A total of 50 beds have been earmarked for treating COVID-19 positive paediatric patients at the Super Speciality wing of the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH). The move has been done anticipating a rise in COVID-19 cases among children in the future. GRH Dean A. Rathinavel said that the arrangements have been made based on the instructions from the government. “The medical experts are expecting a rise in COVID-19 positive cases among children. It could even be a myth. Nevertheless, we have increased the number of beds allocated for treating COVID-19 children from 6 to 50 beds as a precautionary measure,” he added. Till date only a small percentage of children have been infected by COVID-19, said D. Rajkumar, professor of Paediatrics at GRH. “At GRH we have treated a maximum of six COVID-19 positive children at a time,” he said.