Noida: Efforts are on so as to add extra beds on the devoted Covid-19 hospital in Noida, and it’ll quickly be capable to accommodate 400 sufferers, Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Suhas L Y stated on Friday.
An oxygen tank with a capability of 8.5 metric tonnes has additionally been put in on the hospital premises, and provide from will probably be used after extra beds are added within the Sector 39 facility, he stated.
Gautam Buddh Nagar, adjoining Delhi in western Uttar Pradesh, is among the many districts hit laborious by the second wave of the coronavirus and has recorded a demise toll of 296, moreover 8,695 energetic instances, in response to official figures.
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Over the previous few weeks, residents of Noida and Greater Noida have been claiming that there’s a scarcity of healthcare assets like hospital beds, medicines and medical oxygen, whereas the district administration has continued to refute the fees.
“Currently there are 240 patients admitted at the Covid hospital and most of them are on oxygen support. As of now, oxygen cylinders are used for any requirement of oxygen to the patients in the hospital,” Suhas stated in an announcement.
The district Justice of the Peace added that efforts have been being made to scale up the amenities on the hospital for 400 beds and guarantee oxygen provide for them.
“A new oxygen tank of 8.5 metric tonne capacity has been installed on the hospital premises in a short span of time with the support of local industrial units. Provision is being made for storing liquid medical oxygen in the tank after which oxygen availability will improve,” he stated.
Private firm Kent has additionally helped by offering two oxygen vegetation that generate 25 litres of oxygen per minute. These vegetation have began working from Friday, Suhas stated.
“One more plant is proposed to be installed at the hospital by another private firm NFL, and it will be completed by the end of this month,” he added.
