Maharashtra mulls creating paediatric COVID-19 care ward anticipating next wave

Mumbai: Maharashtra tourism and setting minister Aaditya Thackeray on Monday (May 3) chaired a gathering with the Additional Municipal Commissioner (MCGM) Mumbai Sanjeev Jaiswal and instructed creating a paediatric COVID-19 care ward anticipating the next wave of the coronavirus.

Taking to Twitter, Thackeray wrote, “As we prepare for 3rd wave capacity building in Maharashtra, I met AMC Sanjeev Jaiswal ji to discuss the measures we`ve undertaken in Mumbai. I have suggested to him that we create a paediatric covid care ward anticipating the next wave and the demographic it may target.” 

As we put together for third wave capability constructing in Maharashtra, I met AMC @SJaiswal_IAS ji to debate the measures we’ve undertaken in Mumbai.

I’ve instructed to him that we create a paediatric covid care ward anticipating the next wave and the demographic it might goal (1/n)

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) May 3, 2021

“Along with paediatric covid care centre, another aspect we are now focussed on is to create a network of creches for those parents who may have to be in covid care centres and may not have support to look after their children, that aren’t infected by covid,” he added.

He additional mentioned that Mumbai noticed an enormous spike final month and sustained it due to the fixed enhance in beds and services.

“We are now focussed on creating almost 6500 O2 beds and approximately 1500 more ICU/ HDU beds in the coming few days at the new jumbos coming up,” he mentioned.

“Since last year, our jumbo covid care centres also have units of covid positive dialysis, covid positive maternity care as well. As the virus mutates and targets different age groups, our response to it must actively mutate as well,” he added.

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 56,647 contemporary coronavirus circumstances and 669 fatalities, pushing the tally of infections to 47,22,401 and the toll to 70,284, the state well being division mentioned.

The state is left with 6,68,353 lively circumstances after 51,356 sufferers have been discharged through the day, taking the rely of recoveries within the state to 39,81,658 up to now, the division mentioned in a launch.

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