Delhi’s Hansraj College offers to turn its hostel into COVID care centre.
Hansraj College has provided its hostel for establishing a 100-bed well being facility for COVID-19 sufferers.
An RT-PCR testing centre has additionally been arrange on the faculty and can begin performing from Wednesday, its principal Rama Sharma stated.
“Hansraj College , University of Delhi has always come forward and stood by the country whenever the need has arisen. Hansraj College has a hostel that caters to 200 residents. We are ready to offer the space with your support that can be converted into 100 ICU facility as the Covid patients are not getting hospital beds and that is causing anxiety,” she stated in a letter to Lt Governor Anil Baijal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and different officers on May 9.
The letter has additionally been despatched to Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Health Minister Satyendar Jain and a few officers.
She additionally urged the authorities to arrange a vaccination centre within the faculty.
“University employees and their families are also facing challenges as facilities are scattered and infected people are increasing each day. Testing and vaccination both are important to contain the spread.”
“We also request you to set up a vaccination (Covishield) and testing centre in the college for the university teaching and non-teaching staff. This will ensure that people above 18 years get vaccinated with Covishield immediately,” the letter stated.
Delhi University had began a COVID-19 isolation centre with a capability of 180 beds in Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College.
The college’s Lakshmibai College has additionally began an isolation centre as a tribute to one in every of its staffers who died due to the an infection.
Delhi University has additionally arrange central helplines for its staffers who’re in search of ventilator beds, oxygen cylinders, meals provides and even for counselling.
“We have put in place a centralised system. Earlier it was being done by colleges and other bodies but now we have set up helplines which will be available for varsity staffers,” stated the varsity’s appearing vice-chancellor Professor PC Joshi.
