Isolation ward to treat Omicron cases set up at Tiruppur GH
The Hindu
The ward has ventilators and oxygen support
An isolation ward with 24 beds has been set up at the Government Medical College Hospital in Tiruppur to treat persons who contract the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Hospital Dean R. Murugesan said the ward has facilities such as ventilators and oxygen support. “The hospital has 78 beds for COVID-19 cases, out of which we have allotted 24 beds for the isolation ward as per the directions of the State government,” he said.
As on Saturday, only 21 patients are undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at the hospital and no patient has been admitted to the Omicron isolation ward, Dr. Murugesan said.
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