PM Modi reviews Army's efforts in Covid-19 fightback
In keeping with its ethos of selfless service to the nation, the Indian Army has created a number of Covid facilities on a war footing in order to provide extensive medical assistance to veterans and their dependents at a number of places.
FollowPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took stock of initiatives undertaken by the Indian Army throughout the country in containing the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.Â
General MM Naravane met the Prime Minister and informed that the Indian Army's medical staff is being made available to various state governments
"He also briefed the Prime Minister that the Army is setting up temporary hospitals in various parts of the country," the Prime Minister Office said in a statement.Â
The army chief also apprised him about the opening of Army hospitals for civilians wherever possible. He also added that citizens can approach their nearest army hospitals.
Further, General Naravane also informed the prime minister that the Army is helping with manpower for imported Oxygen tankers and vehicles where specialised skills are required to manage them.
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Indian Army's Covid management initiatives
In keeping with its ethos of selfless service to the nation, the Indian Army has created a number of Covid facilities on a war footing in order to provide extensive medical assistance to veterans and their dependents at a number of places.Â
One such facility has been created at Base Hospital Delhi Cantonment (BHDC) where the entire hospital has been converted into a Covid hospital with comprehensive arrangements for providing critical care to all incoming patients.Â
At the start of the current Covid wave, the Base Hospital catered for 340 Covid beds of which just 250 beds were oxygenated.Â
By April 30, there will be a 650-bedded facility in Base Hospital, out of which 450 beds will be oxygenated.
The Intensive Care Unit has also been enhanced from 12 beds to 35 ICU beds.
The next phase of expansion will see the present capacity being augmented to 900 oxygenated beds by the second week of June 2021. Â
The force has established a dedicated Covid-19 Medical Facility at the old Command Hospital Complex in Pune of Maharashtra, where substantial capacity has been created for treating civil patients referred by the Pune district medical officer.
The Indian Army assisted in the opening of a 900-bedded hospital at Ahmedabad in Gujarat and a 100-bedded isolation facility at Barmer in Rajasthan.Â
Similar efforts have also been made at multiple locations in Madhya Pradesh, wherein a 100-bedded facility at Bhopal and two 40-bedded facilities at Gwalior and Saugor have been established.
At Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's request, Namkom-based military hospital in Ranchi opened a 50-bedded Covid-19 care facility on April 27 for civilian patients.
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