New COVID ward at Gandhi hospital soon
The Hindu
Chief Secretary inspects ongoing works
A new ward to accommodate 160 COVID patients will be started at Gandhi Hospital soon. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar inspected the ongoing works of the new ward with additional beds being set up in the hospital’s library building. He visited the triage facility and interacted with doctors and staff, congratulating them for the yoemen services they were rendering. Mr Kumar inspected the new oxygen generation plant with a capacity of 4 metric tonne which started functioning from Friday. The plant would cater to the needs of around 400 patients.
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