Dehradun: Fifty ICU beds with ventilators can be reserved for kids at two hospitals being in-built Rishikesh and Haldwani by the DRDO for the care of coronavirus sufferers, Health Secretary Amit Negi mentioned on Monday.
Two non permanent hospitals with 500 beds every are being constructed on the IDPL campus in Rishikesh and Haldwani.
The two hospitals are more likely to be operational by subsequent month.
“Twenty-five ICU beds at each of these hospitals will be reserved for children,” Negi instructed reporters in reply to a query associated to a potential third wave of coronavirus, which in keeping with specialists could have an effect on kids.
Claiming that the well being infrastructure has been persistently strengthened within the state, the official mentioned be it ICU beds, oxygen or ventilator supported beds, there was a manifold augmentation of all amenities since March final yr.
The variety of oxygen-supported beds, which stood at 673 in March final yr, has risen to six,000. ICU beds have risen from 216 in March final yr to 1,495. The variety of ventilators has additionally elevated from 116 to 983 through the interval, Negi mentioned.
Uttarakhand had just one,193 oxygen cylinders in March final yr, which has now risen to over 10,000 whereas oxygen concentrators have gone up from 275 to 1,500 at current.
He mentioned the method of including and enhancing extra amenities continues and there must be no issue in coping with any scenario in future.
